Monthly Archives: April 2020

Abingdon VA – Floods and Coronavirus Pandemic

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Since the introduction of GDPR many regional USA websites have closed access to the UK saying ‘We recognize you are attempting to access this website from a country belonging to the European Economic Area (EEA) including the EU which enforces the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and therefore access cannot be granted at this time.’

So it is not quite so easy to stay up to date with what is happening in Abingdon, Virginia. I have found the following news about the recent storms and floods and coronavirus pandemic from 2 days ago …

Mon April 13th 2020
Abingdon VA - Storms, Floods and Coronavirus Pandemic
Washington County, Virginia. is under a state of emergency due to severe storm damage, and widespread flooding.
Abingdon VA - Storms, Floods and Coronavirus Pandemic
Fire crews were conducting a water rescue on Woodby Lane in Abingdon on Monday morning after flooding in the area caused residents to evacuate.

Residents of apartments on Henderson Court in Abingdon, Virginia were evacuated after overnight rains caused flooding in the area.

Coronavirus Pandemic

Mon April 13th 2020

As part of efforts to ensure the wellbeing of the community, the Town of Abingdon will be closing its offices.

All playground facilities and pavilions with picnic tables are not available for the time being due to the coronavirus concerns. Outdoor pavilion reservations for sites owned by the Town are discontinued.

Other parks that are public are staying open with normal operating conditions as long as visitors follow proper social distancing guidelines.
Abingdon VA - Storms, Floods and Coronavirus Pandemic
An Abingdon glass company is supplying several hospitals in the region with an extra layer of protection from the coronavirus. Leann Meadows, owner and operator of Highlands Glass Co., said when she opened her residential and commercial business more than 10 years ago, she never dreamed she would be helping to save lives one day.

Coronavirus Lockdown Day 22 – Abingdon, Oxford and New York – In this together

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Coronavirus Lockdown Day 22
A notice at Abingdon Lock reminds people to stay at home.
Coronavirus Lockdown Day 22
I went for an exercise walk in the early evening, and there were very few people out.
Coronavirus Lockdown Day 22
Pigeons normally find leftovers dropped by people leaving cafes and takeaways, but there are lean pickings on Abingdon High Street.

I see a man out cleaning our street most mornings during the lockdown. By webcam I have just seen somebody cleaning a street in Tokyo.
Coronavirus Lockdown Day 22
People at home can still look out on the world through webcams. https://www.webcamtaxi.com/en/united-kingdom.html allows a way to visit a variety of places in the UK and around the world.

Both Oxford …
Coronavirus Lockdown Day 22
and New York show that we are in this together.

P.S. Revd Jen Brown’s thought for today on 15th April is thankfulness to the people keeping the country going.

Coronavirus Lockdown Day 21 – Lent is over – The lockdown continues

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Coronavirus Lockdown Day 21
Easter is normally the end of the time of giving something up, but not this year. The lockdown continues into another week.

For the next weeks you can listen to Thought for the Day from the Abingdon-on-Thames Parish clergy. It started on Easter Monday. There will also be a link to the day’s thought on the right of this blog. The talks will be about two minutes long.
Coronavirus Lockdown Day 21
The Abingdon Rowing Club Spring Head is another Abingdon event that was cancelled at the start of the lockdown because of Covid-19.

Holidays away for many have also been cancelled.
Coronavirus Lockdown Day 21
Local Estate Agencies often help publicise events with their boards.

Simpsons, the Estate Agent in Stert Street, has used some of the window displays to thank the NHS, Royal Mail, delivery drivers, and Abingdon supermarkets. They employ some of the key workers helping to keep the country going.

Abingdon Bridge on Easter Sunday

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Abingdon Bridge on Easter Sunday
A house on Thames Street, at one end of Abingdon Bridge, has a rainbow with gold at one end.
Abingdon Bridge on Easter Sunday
The Nags Head has been worked upon and redecorated near the other end, but has not been able to reopen since the work.
Abingdon Bridge on Easter Sunday
There is a Thank You NHS sign on the entry into Abingdon-on-Thames.

The car parks – 2 hours – free parking sign does not tell the full story. Following the announcement of travel and business restrictions on 23rd March, the Vale of White Horse District Council have suspended all parking charges.
Abingdon Bridge on Easter Sunday
Over the bridge the pavements are narrow and do not exist on one side. People walk in the road when passing others on Abingdon Bridge to keep a Social Distance.
Abingdon Bridge on Easter Sunday
Near Abingdon Bridge, a boating wood carver has been forced to stay in Abingdon. He was kept here by the floods and high water, and then by the lockdown. He hoped to be in Rugby by Christmas 2019 and is now targeting Christmas 2020.