Cathy’s Sandwich Bar on Ock Street is where Mega Bonus once was. Status Trophies has closed. Audrey’s Flower Shop is now flats.
In the Status Trophies’ window, with the blue screens, is a notice about the shops’s closure from a while back. They are missed by me and I am sure by others.
The Abingdon Herald features three Abingdon Flood Prevention schemes which have a better chance of going ahead now that central government has promised an extra £2.3 billion towards improving flood defenses.
There is some information about these projects from the Environment Agency at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/programme-of-flood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-schemes .
The most significant project would be the River Ock Flood Storage Area. That must mean holding water the other side of the A34 and releasing it more slowly. The project still needs a detailed business case, and funding agreement with partners. It could reduce the risk of flooding for 240 houses at a cost of £3.42m. Earliest start of construction would be 2016 to 2018. (Pictures from Ock Street, Drayton Road and near Caldecott Road in July 2007)
Alleviation for flooding of 2 properties by the River Stert, in Abingdon, could go ahead much sooner at a cost of £140K. The third Abingdon project would be a wall by St Helen’s Mill to protect 10 households from the River Ock – costing £0.57m.
The £42 million for the Oxford Western Conveyance is more complex, and has an earliest start of construction from 2018 to 2021.
Local and Urban Artist Deemon Black emailed me to say he will be presenting 5 local Artists and 9 famous Street Artists for 5 days in Abingdon On Thames.
He said “I wanted to bring the London Art Scene to Abingdon instead of having to go to the City! I didn’t realise I would get names like Pure Evil, K-guy, and My Dog Sighs signing up to exhibit ”
The exhibition event page on Facebook has more details, and the exhibition will be at the community shop from the 15-20 Dec. Entry is free from 10:00 – 17:00 each day. Here is some of what you may see …
Love Kills by Deemon Black
The Krays by T.wat
The little man by My Dog Sighs.
The geese are still there in the neighbouring field, but there is not a bird to be seen in the Turkey field at Peachcroft Farm.
There is just a sign indicating that Turkey Pluckers should park on the grass.
I gather that the Turkey Pluckers start at an early hour. They include some hard working European people, including a few students.