Between the Co-op funeral service and the Grapes pub the new pavement, laid about nine months ago, has been taken up by a contractor, doing some sort of repair, but not put back like it was before.
Who tarmaced the new pavement?
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12 Abingdon Weather Vanes
Winds were variable when pictures 1 and 2 were taken on Sunday morning, but a northerly wind had taken over by Sunday afternoon for the other pictures.
The pictures show 12 different weather vanes – all in Abingdon.
You might like to see how many you know and check your answers at this link . The knowledge could come in very useful in a future Abingdon quiz – if I get to set the questions.
Out with the Old
Friday is our usual recycling and refuse collection day, and Thursday is the day for other parts of Abingdon. But because of the Christmas and New Year bank holidays the VWHDC website says…
| Normal collection day | Will be collected on | Which bins to put out |
| Thursday 30 December | Tuesday 4 January | Grey bin + food waste |
| Friday 31 December | Wednesday 5 January | Grey bin + food waste |
| Thursday 6 January | Monday 10 January | Green bin + food waste |
| Friday 7 January | Tuesday 11 January | Green bin + food waste |
| Thursday 13 January | Saturday 15 January | Grey bin + food waste |
| Friday 14 January | Monday 17 January | Grey bin + food waste |
| Thursday 20 January | Friday 21 January | Green bin + food waste |
| Friday 21 January | Saturday 22 January | Green bin + food waste |
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I was struck by the view down Edward Street this new year’s eve (Green Bag is like Green Bin). For a moment I wondered whether everybody had copied each other in putting out the wrong bag on the wrong day. But then I remembered that last week there was still snow and ice about.
Edward Street must have been more dangerous or blocked than neighbouring Victoria Road and Exbourne Road. The helpline was telling enquirers that it was up to the driver’s discretion whether to collect specific streets.
From Snow Correspondents
Thanks to Peter who sent me a picture – of his – that has already appeared on BBC South. It shows the moon last night above St Helen’s Church. If the lunar eclipse was visible at all last night it would have been around dawn and from Cornwall and Devon – cloud permitting. Did anybody see it in Abingdon?
George, who I have not heard from for ages, sent me a picture of the crosses in St Edmund’s Churchyard. Each cross is a memorial to one of the Sisters of Mercy who came to help educate the poor of Abingdon in days gone by.
Richard sent two pictures, taken on Monday, where neighbours on Cameron Avenue – off the Radley Road – got together to clear their road.
