This picture shows the end of the meeting of the newly formed South Abingdon Community Led Plan group (better name being sought).

In attendance were: members from the River Ock Flood Action Group, the chair of the Marina residents association, the chair of the Tithe Farm and Ladygrove residents association,  residents without portfolio,  PCSOs, an officer from VWHDC, a SOHA housing association officer, a town councillor and district councillor, and a local newspaper reporter.  You can read more in the Abingdon Herald.  

The group are planning a 10am – 4pm community event on March 19th at Preston Road Community Centre where residents of Ock Meadow and Caldecott will be consulted on their priorities for South Abingdon. Then a five year local action plan will be created and sent to every home in the area. The group will then work and lobby to get things ticked off – when done.  This could be the start of what the new government are promoting as localism, and Big Society.