If it was any nearer, the coal burning Didcot A power station would dwarf the methane burning power plant at Sutton Wick landfill – near Abingdon. But for about six months of the year that little power plant more than holds its own when it comes to generating power. It is only economical to run Didcot A over the winter and so it gets shut down during the summer.
The recent changes to Spring Gardens Cemetery look complete. The roadway has been edged and surfaced.
A new office for visitor enquiries with loo alongside has been built, and the depot building renewed.
I see in the Town Crier “There will be an opportunity for you to visit the site on an Open Day arranged for Friday 15 April from 8am – 6pm. Phone 01235 553480 for an appointment.”
So much scaffolding was used on the County Hall it is a wonder there is any left for other buildings in Abingdon, but more scaffolding has just appeared round what was once Hathaways on High Street. It is a building that does look in need of repairs.
In 1911 Douglas Macmillan started up the ‘Society for the Prevention and Relief of Cancer’. 100 years later Macmillan Cancer Support is still there to improve the lives of people affected by cancer. I asked this chap what it was like being 100 years old.