Abingdon Fashion are having a closing down sale, and will be open on alternating Saturdays until they have sold most of the remaining stock – or the lease comes to an end.
The shop started as a way of people selling second hand clothes, but since being renamed as Abingdon Fashion they have been selling new clothes for women and children.
At Trinity Church this morning was a Sevice of Thanksgiving for the life of Leslie Argyle. Leslie had been a member at Trinity since the Primitive Methodist Chapel, in Ock Street, closed and joined forces with Trinity in 1945. He also worked for over 40 years at Trotman’s Bakery, and when that was taken over by Holmes, he joined Day’s Bakery in Edward Street. He used to bake communion bread for Trinity and the “sheaf of corn” bread for harvest.
He had a love of traveling, walking, music and dancing and joined the Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers in 1951 and was elected as Mayor of Ock Street in 1980. (Thanks to Andrew who teaches piano and singing at Abingdon Piano School for the first two pictures. Andrew was taught Morris Dancing by ‘Les’ .)
The coffin was brought in to the accompaniment of Harry Knight on accordion playing “The Girl I left behind Me ” – The Old Marching tune of The Berkshire Militia.
There were 21 other Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers following the coffin. Icknield Way Morris, and Bampton Morris, were also represented in the congregation.
The hymn “Lord of the Dance” followed a performance of “How D’you do Sir” by the Morris Dancers.
A notice has appeared this week about a proposed new pelican crossing. The new crossing was suggested by the developer who wants to build 160 houses in a field bordering South Abingdon.
When the planning inspector overturned the decision of the Vale of White Horse District Council, and allowed those houses, he did stipulate that traffic mitigation measures be put in before the houses were built. So, if allowed, these crossings will be funded by the developer.
The scheme would involve adding a pelican crossing 25 metres from the end of Ock Street. The intended effect of this is to make it easier for vehicles turning left out of Drayton Road.
Then the existing Pelican Crossing at the other side of the double mini roundabout, put in for students going to Larkmead School, would be moved 60 metres further along the Marcham Road. I believe a barrier would be put in place at the existing crossing, with a gate – to allow access to the MG Park.
This proposal would increase the number of crossings along Ock Street and Marcham Road from 5 to 6.
Any objections should be made by 7 February 2014 by email to Anthony.Kirkwood@Oxfordshire.gov.uk
or my post to:
Anthony Kirkwood
Road Safety Engineering Team
Oxfordshire County Council
Speedwell House
Speedwell Street
Oxford
OX1 1NE
The decision is likely to be made on 27th March.
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As an ex-resident of Tithe Farm Estate it is always good to see the Tithe Farm and Ladygrove Newslettter. There is usually a copy in the library alongside the Marcham and District News.
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This winter's edition mentions the removal of a tree, bench, and some shrubs from Longfellow Green. The bench will be replaced but not the shrubs.
A resident wrote in to the previous edition calling for speed bumps along Mill Road (the main arterial road between Tithe Farm and Ladygrove). But letters to the latest edition show that there are arguments on both sides.
The newsletter celebrates an improved evening bus service between Didcot and Oxford (bus stop nearby) with the X2 running in the evening.
There has been a three part series on “The Poets of Tithe Farm.” All the roads are named after poets. Part three is about Tennyson and Longfellow “the odd man out of our poets as he was an American“.
There is always a regular piece about the seasons of the garden.
Eleanor keeps the newsletter running. She also keeps the Green Gym running.