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Boundary House Revamp

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Boundary House Revamp
The owners of the Boundary House pub, in North Abingdon, have not barricaded themselves against an invasion of football fans from the Northcourt (Abingdon United’s home just over the road). They are just having a revamp, and will be re-opening on Friday the 13th May 2016.
Boundary House Revamp
Two doors down at 65 Oxford Road the land has been transferred from Orchard Developments to a new owner and development is now well underway. I believe that a condition of this particular development is that any trees chopped down, before the transfer, are replaced by new planting.
Boundary House Revamp
P.S. Thanks to Helen for sending a picture of the new sign at the Boundary House.

Cycle Track at Morland Gardens

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This is from Chris …
Cycle Track
“The new junction at Morland Gardens is poorly designed and dangerous for cyclists.

The picture above shows how the cross-over has been constructed well inside the site access road such that a cyclist, or anyone else, can not see any vehicle turning into the site before said vehicle is on top of them.

This cycle route needs to be improved, not made worse.

I will be cycling along the main road from now on.”

A Spring Serenade

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Spring Serenade
Spring is here. The trees along Appleford Drive, near the playpark, are in full bloom.
Spring Serenade
On Friday 13th May at 7.30pm the Rotary Club of Abingdon have organised a Choral Concert called Spring Serenade in aid of local charities at St Helen’s Church. The choir are well known within Oxfordshire and have won a number of awards for their recital work.

Mayor Making

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The Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers were dancing in the rain as the people arrived at St Helens Church, the venue for the Mayor Making this year. This is the annual ceremony where the Mayor of Abingdon is elected.
Mayor Making
The outgoing Mayor. Councillor Helen Pighills, gave 4 Mayors awards to people in the commnity at the ceremony. They were:

  • Jenny Berrell, Curator of the Abbey Buildings 1987-2016 (above left)
  • Flt Lt Joan Smith who headed the Abingdon  Air Cadets from 2004-2016 (above right)
  • Neil Porter who organises the Abingdon Air and Country Show
  • Staff and volunteers of the Barns Cafe, Northcourt.

Mayor Making
The new Mayor is Councillor Alice Badcock (right). Her family has a very long history in Abingdon, She went to Caldecott and Larkmead School. Since coming onto the council Alice has created and organised Music in the Park, as well as many of the events during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
Mayor Making
She is seen here talking to the last of a very long queue of people who came to the Mayor Making. The new Deputy Mayor is Councillor Jan Morter alongside.