There were some comings and goings today at the County Hall where refurbishment work is to start soon. Some of the museum shop has been set up next to the Information Centre in Old Abbey House.
Plans for how exhibitions will look when the County Hall Museum reopens, and other services on offer, will be part of a public consultation meeting on 27th January at 7pm at the Guildhall.
Witch Hazel, or Winterbloom, down St helen’s Close, brightens these January days. A few sheltered snow drops have also appeared.
The River Ock is higher today, as yesterday’s rainfall works its way through the system. The Ock Valley Walk is still clear and there is no need to wade through water.
We have had a lot of rain and large puddles have grown. On a rainy night, this is what the Market Car Park, in the town centre looked like . The car park is used by season ticket holders – mostly traders.
It also houses an area for waste / recycling. The cages are a recent innovation.
By morning the clouds have gone but standing water still remains. On Ferry Walk, just off Wilsham Road, such standing water is an obstacle for the elderly people who live there.
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.