On this spot once stood Saxton Road Community Centre, and across the way the Family Centre. The Community Centre eventually had to be demolished. It was not in a safe state. It was never the most beautiful of buildings, but it was cheap and rough and ready – which was what was needed.

It is where our daughter went to playgroup, and I remember many times waiting outside with other mums or dads for cubs or brownies to finish. After it closed, there were no more cubs, brownies, scouts or guides in South Abingdon. However the family centre found a new home in Caldecott Road.

The well kept flats for elderly people at Lady Eleanor Court is behind. In the next year or so they are going to have most of the kitchens replaced.