Monthly Archives: February 2014

The Information Centre in Old Abbey House (How it looks before the Move)

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The Information Centre
I popped into the Information Centre at lunch time to find out what is happening in Abingdon over the weekend – entertainment-wise.
The Information Centre
The Town Council started running a Information Centre in 2005, after the Bridge Street tourist information centre had it’s District Council grant cut, and then closed.

(The current Information Centre will be moving to new premises when the Town Council moves to the Guildhall in the coming months.)
The Information Centre
Anyway, on Saturday, the Isis Chamber Orchestra have a concert with music by French Composers – raising money for the Archway Foundation.
The Information Centre
Then on Sunday at the Unicorn Theatre there is a show called Margarita & The House of Love. You can be transported to the warmth of a house in sunny Spain for a couple of hours. It is a musical story, with music by some Spanish Composers and looks very glamorous.

An Old Landfill South of Abingdon

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Old Landfill South of Abingdon
The Sutton Wick landfill site has been filled and landscaped and there is a footpath from Peep-o-Day Lane across to Drayton over the site.
Old Landfill South of Abingdon
Trees have been planted.
Old Landfill South of Abingdon
There is also a lake with an island at the centre
Old Landfill South of Abingdon
where birds are at home.

Lorries no longer come this way from the Drayton Road to the landfill site. The remote area just south of Abingdon is being left for nature to reclaim in a managed way.
Old Landfill South of Abingdon
In one corner of the site there is evidence that Cemex, the multinational company who took over the company that originally extracted gravel from this site, are generating electricity from the methane produced by our old waste.

Cemex work with RSPB on a number of old landfill sites.

Water Levels have risen again

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Water Levels have risen again
Thanks to Steve King for the first two pictures The first is of “Townsend” in South Abingdon. Steve says “Little wonder it flooded, the front gardens on one side of the entire road have been paved over, the water has nowhere to go !”
Water Levels have risen again
The second was taken this morning on Nags Head Island, and shows the narrow boat “Queen of Hearts” has sunk. It had lost its rear mooring a couple of weeks back when part of the bank gave way. It was moored again but sadly things have gone wrong and the consequences have been more severe.
Water Levels have risen again
The River Thames is no longer as high as during its peak in January but more rain over the last week has seen the River rise again. Many fields are still underwater like these looking from Peep-o-Day Lane towards Didcot Power Station.
Water Levels have risen again
The Marina Park is still an island. It may well have been cut off since Christmas.