Most people, who are part of the residents parking scheme, in the town centre, will have an out of date parking permit. The Town Council Office, down Bridge Street, has not been open to allow people to renew their permit since the March lockdown last year. An out of date permit is therefore allowed.
The Broad Face were serving beers and burgers to takeaway. Some people were drinking their beer overlooking the River along Bridge Street.
There were fewer people this afternoon looking at the water levels now they are going down.
The government’s flood warning information site shows the river level over the last 5 days. The highest recorded by the monitoring station was on 9th January 2014.
The site https://floodassist.co.uk/river-data/gauges/oxfordshire/1503th-level-downstage-i-15_min-masd/abingdon-lock shows the last 2 weeks and how the river level rose on Christmas Day and peaked on Boxing Day.
Is drinking beer on a bridge classed as essential or exercise then? Another farce when we are supposed to stay at home but pubs can serve takeaway alcohol
So, in the context of the pandemic, your objection to someone standing on Abingdon Bridge whilst drinking a beer purchased from the Broad Face, as against standing there whilst drinking a cup of coffee purchased from Costa, Throwing Buns, Coffee Aroma, R&R or Java, is what exactly?
Is it against the law to drink coffee in a public place then……umm no. Is it against the law to drink alcohol in a public place…..yes
It is not against the law to drink alcohol in a public place, although if there is a Public Space Protection Order in being in a designated area (which there isn’t, in Abingdon) it could be an offence to continue drinking alcohol after being asked to stop, by a police officer. So I’m afraid you’re wrong.
We’ll maybe I am but clearly the PM read my comment as takeaway alcohol is now banned (nobody needs to buy takeaway alcohol from a pub)
As far as I am aware, it is only illegal to drink alcohol in a public place where a Public Space Protection Order is in effect. I imagine most police officers confronted by someone drinking a pint on Abingdon Bridge in the current situation would only intervene if there were some disorderly conduct or other breach of the peace.
There are many inconsistencies at this time – not helped by rushing to legislate every time circumstances change.