I got an email asking why the Radley Road Newsagent has been closed for a few weeks now. I was not aware it was closed but did see the shutters were down over the weekend. I said I’d ask if any body knows.
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Bus Service 41 to be improved, while Bus Services 42, 43, and 44 are cut.
Oxfordshire County Council will be withdrawing subsidies on all bus services from 20th July 2016. That will mean that some services will cease – including the 44 and 44a, and the Abingdon Town Bus service routes 42, and 43 round North Abingdon.
However the third part of this Abingdon Town Bus Service, Service 41, appears to be viable. It will be enhanced and extended to provide a half hourly service between Abingdon Town Centre, Tesco / Fairacres Retail Park, Community Hospital and South Abingdon between 08:30 and 15:00 on Mondays to Fridays. It will no longer run on Saturday.
Abingdon Style Countryfile
In the Abbey Meadows there are now two circles where the grass and wild flowers are encouraged to grow. The inner circle is already full of delicate meadow grass and flowers, such as these Ragged Robin.
The outer circle has thicker grass, and some wild flowers including thistles. Yesterday volunteers were digging out the thistles to allow other flowers to thrive.
Today was sunny, and over the River Thames, in Rye Farm Meadow, a tractor was turning the grass with the wuffler, or hay spreader.
There were also lots of people out enjoying the countryside and the River Thames, watching boats at Abingdon Lock, and crossing the white water at Abingdon Weir. The Abbey Meadows play area, round the splash pad, was particularly popular.
The Greatest
Back in 2009 a lot of the murals on the Reynolds Way wall were replaced. The originals had been subjects chosen by local young people in 2002, including a St George Flag, a Saky Tag, and a picture of Muhammed Ali. Ali was well remembered down that way because he used to visit a house in Saxton Road to see an old friend and supporter.
Perhaps there should be a road sign or something in his memory, not just a makeshift poster on the back of a telephone box.
(Thanks to Martin for the link in the comments. Here are pictures of Muhammed Ali in Abingdon from the BBC.)