Work Well Underway on Wootton Road Cycle Safety Scheme

Wootton Road Cycle Safety Scheme
Work on the new pedestrian / cycle crossing near the Wootton Road roundabout is well underway. The lights have been installed on Dunmore Road, and the corner made tighter to slow traffic down.

Work is now progressing on widening pavements for dual pedestrians / bike use towards Abingdon and Witney College. Crossings near the college, and paths the other side of the college, are also being improved.

In the past there have been a number of accidents involving cars and cycles near the roundabout. To cut future accidents, the scheme should slow cars at the junction, and allow less confident cyclists to use the Toucan crossing.

OX14 Deli closed

OX14 Deli Closed
The OX14 Deli has been closed for a couple of weeks now. The addition of a “To Let” sign confirms that our dedicated Bulgarian, Romanian, and Greek food outlet in Abingdon is now closed.

A notice in the windows says that the Bread, cooked presumably upstairs in the Greek restaurant, is now available at the Spar Supermarket two doors down.

Could this be the boat once marooned near Abingdon Lock?

This came from Stephen a couple of days ago. He says …
Marooned Boat
“I think this is the boat that used to be marooned on land between the Abingdon Bridge and Abingdon Lock. Swept downriver by the floods to the first weir (from Abingdon direction) at Sutton Courtenay, it lies smashed and wedged.”
Marooned Boat
“Even if I’m wrong I’m sure somebody can identify the boat.”

The boat in question was last seen on this blog on 12 January 2014 caught in the safety fence before Culham weir.