Proposal for New Abingdon-on-Thames Parish Boundaries

11 Replies

New Abingdon Parish Boundaries
The new District Council boundaries for The Vale of White Horse District Council were recently decided. Instead of 7 wards Abingdon will now have 5 and each ward will get two district councillors from the 2015 elections.

There are currently 21 town councillors and they need to be divided among those 5 wards and their future is still to be decided.

The proposal put out for consultation is:

To rename Fitzharris North parish ward as Fitzharris Wildmoor
To rename Fitzharris South parish ward as Fitzharris Ock
To reduce the number of councillors for Abingdon-on-Thames town council
from 21 to 19 and to allocate them by parish ward as follows:
Abbey 2
Caldecott 4
Dunmore 4
Fitzharris Ock 2
Fitzharris Wildmoor 1
Northcourt 2
Peachcroft 4

If you do have any comments on the proposal send replies on or before 31 May 2014 by email to cgr@southandvale.gov.uk

or write to the Vale of White Horse District Council at:
CGR
Vale of White Horse District Council
Legal and Democratic Services
Benson Lane
Crowmarsh Gifford
Wallingford
OX10 8ED

The 50 year old Mayott House is being demolished

3 Replies

Mayott House Demolition Underway
The 43-bed Mayott House care home on Ock Street is being demolished. The former residents have moved to new homes, some to Old Station House, some to other care homes,and I did hear were very pleased with the change.
Mayott House Demolition Underway
Mayott House was first opened fifty years ago to care for elderly people. In 1998 the operation of the home and staff was transferred from Oxfordshire County Council to a charity.
Mayott House Demolition Underway
It is to be replaced by a housing scheme for up to 42 people – designed to allow residents to live more independently than in a care home, keep couples together, and with access to 24-hour care.

A visit to Abrail 2014

1 Reply

Abingdon & District Model Railway Club held their annual Abingdon show on March 1st 2014.
Abrail 2014
The exhibition guide reminded parents that “model railway scenery is delicate and fingers can cause havoc with someone’s pride and joy.” There was a special railway layout where children could have a go but it did not look as good as this one.
Abrail 2014
The real station at Rewley Road Oxford was dismantled in 1999, but the model occasionally tours and visited the show this year, and got a good write up in the Oxford Mail.
Abrail 2014
The models are beautiful to look at, real works of art, and a delight to look round.
Abrail 2014
Some of the enthusiasts looked to be in their seventh heaven.
Abrail 2014
Just to say that in June, Didcot Railway Centre have a special educational event for schools where children will be evacuated on a steam train during a WWII air-raid, and will then learn how they are expected to earn their food and board in their temporary homes. For anyone involved in education who want to find out more email: education@DidcotRailwayCentre.org.uk.

St David’s Day at Radley Lakes

4 Replies

St Davids Day on Radley Lakes
The small triangle of land in the south east corner of Thrupp Lake, the largest of the Radley Lakes, is being cultivated as a wild flower meadow by The Earth Trust and has been called St David’s Meadow. I’m not sure why.
St Davids Day on Radley Lakes
St David lived in Wales in the early days of Christianity. He set up churches and monasteries. His best known miracle (according to Wikipedia) was when he was preaching and the land on which he stood rose up to form a small hill.
St Davids Day on Radley Lakes
It is a minor miracle that Thrupp Lake survived the plans to fill it with ash from Didcot A Power Station. The lakes are still here in 2014 as a wetland habitat – now managed by The Earth Trust, and Didcot A has been closed down.
St Davids Day on Radley Lakes
The birds and fishes now have a good chance to increase and multiply in the lake, and the wild flowers should flourish in St David’s Meadow.