The Abbey Fields Estate in Abingdon is being built, with new road names. In the case of Argyle Drive and Hemmings Lane, the latest two road names to appear, Abingdon-on-Thames Town Council has honoured two former Mayors of Ock Street.
Argyle Drive is named after Leslie Argyle, who served as Mayor of Ock Street from 1980 to 1996.
Hemmings Lane is named after one of the many Hemmings who were Mayors of Ock Street, possibly Tom Hemmings, who served as Mayor from 1949 to 1960.
The Town Council uses a process to select street names that are relevant to the local area. They then pass them on to the District Council to make the final decision.
Sources:
Minutes from a Town Council Planning meeting: https://www.abingdon.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Planning-Advisory-19.7.21-notes-of-meeting.pdf
Mayors of Ock Street: http://atmd.org.uk/mayors-of-ock-street-photos/
They probably put more thought into this than they do to their more meaningful activities
Quite uncalled for and uninformed comment. When I was younger I was told that if you had nothing good to say it was better to keep your mouth shut. The Council are honouring people who made an important contribution to our town.
And there is a reason why we have moved on from such arcaine sayings and advice.
Abingdon roads have been named after former Mayors, Councillors and MPs for years.
I didn’t comment on the fact that the names were of council members and mayors – just that the level of thought and consideration given to this by the council was likely higher than that given to other (more meaningful) projects