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Morland Gardens junction taking shape

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Morland Gardens junction taking shape
The junction from the Morland Gardens development to the Drayton Road has taken shape over the last few weeks (this is the controversial development of 158 dwellings in a field just south of Abingdon). Posts for traffic lights have been erected, and utilities have been connected. The new dropped curbs currently go nowhere,
Morland Gardens junction taking shape
but soon they will take people to the new bus lay-by towards Abingdon and Oxford.
Morland Gardens junction taking shape
The view from the twin towns estate has changed with tree tops being replaced by roof tops. The rusting museum piece vehicles that block up Lucca Drive will NOT (correction after comments) one day give way to a path for pedestrians and cycles.

Treasure your town’s Treasures at Abingdon’s Heritage Festival

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Heritage Open Days
Abingdon County Hall Museum have their last Dinasaur Stomp this coming Wednesday, exploring the land that time forgot. This is part of the activities put on by the museum for the summer holidays.
Heritage Open Days
Then a week after going back to school, Abingdon is turning Medieval on September 10th as part of Heritage Open Days. The 1st Stone of Abingdon Bridge was laid 600 years ago and the festival are celebrating the anniversary. There are leaflets in the museum to tell you all that is happening. There is also the Abingdon Heritage website and the national Heritage Day Site – where you can search Abingdon among other national treasures.

There is not just the medieval festival, but also lots more:

  • Fifteen properties in Abingdon open for free
  • An exhibition of Abingdon in the 1950s (the week before to remember the Queen’s visit)
  • Tours of Culham Science Centre / JET (book in advance by 8th September)
  • A talk by Jackie Smith about the history of Abingdon Bridge (on 8th September)
  • Walks
  • A bell ringing demonstration (part of over 500 bell ringing events during Heritage Open Days nationally).

The Spider’s Lair

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Blooming of Abingdon
I spotted this spider in a new web in Abingdon town centre this evening. Older webs, like old rags, were tangled behind.
Blooming of Abingdon
But where is this spider’s lair?

It looks well positioned for moths and insects attracted by night lights.

Abingdon in Bloom 2016

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Blooming of Abingdon
Before going away for our summer holidays the red white and blue flowers brightened the town centre.
Blooming of Abingdon
Since coming back there have been a lot of sunny days, and the flower displays continue looking good, thanks to the hard work of the town council staff.
Blooming of Abingdon
Team GB are doing amazingly well in the Olympics. It is all about peaking at the right time, every four years. Team GB have got that down to a fine art. That and a lot of targeted lottery funding.

The flowers along Thames Street peak every year – not just an Olympic year.