Sculpture in The Vineyard

Gordon sent me a picture of a Sculpture in The Vineyard.

He was not in The Vineyard Road in Abingdon. Nor was he on holiday in the South of France, but at the Bothy Vineyard just three or four miles outside Abingdon, where they cultivate the finest Oxfordshire grapes.
Sculpture in The Vineyard
I also received pictures from somebody publicising the same event. They showed sculptures being tugged into position,

and finely wedged in place.

There are 160 outdoor sculptures, and a further 40 indoor sculptures to be admired between the fermentation tanks, barrels and wine press. More information at Sculpture in the Vineyard.

Turning Offices to Flats

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Turning Offices to Flats
The conversion of town centre offices into flats has been going on for a while, but is becoming more and more common. The Solicitor’s Office in West St Helen Street are advertised as being ‘To Let’, or having been Let. So their conversion is nearly complete.

While the conversion of Publishing House, at the bottom of the Vineyard, is just beginning. There is agreement to turn the offices to flats. Work has already started, before the detailed plans are approved by the VWHDC (Vale of White Horse District Council). Details still to be approved include adding balconies to the first and second floor windows, and creating a small amount of amenity space to the rear for bins and cycles.

P.S. The Abingdon Blog reported in November 2014 that exploratory work was underway by Oxfordshire County Council to allow work to progress on reinforcing the River Stert in February / March 2015. The barriers are still there, and we are at the end of May.

Coxeters Carpark – Customers Only

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I was asked to pass on the advice that the Coxeters Carpark is a private car park for customers of Coxeter House. The car park is manned during the day …

but not in the evening and so there is no way to buy an evening ticket. Quite a few people have received fines in the last month or so.

So unless you are a Customer of a Coxeter based business you would be better off to use a council car park in the evening. They are free, without a ticket, from 6pm to 8am.

Mary Brooks Closes, White Horse Exotics to Open …

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Mary Brooks Ladies Fashionwear at 9 Market Place in Abingdon has closed. There was always a very stylish display in the window.

White Horse Exotics are coming soon to Stert Street.

And Elizabeth sent me a picture from the Monday Market a week ago showing that Fresh Grimsby Fish were on Sale. There was no Market this week because of the Bank Holiday.