The Red X2, Blue X2, 32 and X32 Buses explained

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Red X2
Blue X2
Both these buses are the X2 service connecting Oxford and Didcot via Abingdon, but the company and livery have changed in the last two weeks.

The X2 used to be run by the Red Oxford Bus Company based in Oxford, but is now run by the Blue Thames Travel based in Wallingford.

Thames Travel were bought by the Go Ahead Group in May 2011, which brought it under the management of the Oxford Bus Company which the Go Ahead Group bought in 1994.

It means that both the X2 and the 32 Oxford-Abingdon-Didcot services are run by Thames Travel. The main difference between these services, if any visitor asks, is that the X2 stops in South Abingdon and goes that way round, and the 32 stops on Bridge Street and goes that way round.

There is an X32 but it goes direct from Oxford to Didcot missing Abingdon. Do not make that mistake!

Balloon Release

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It is a few years since there has been a Balloon Release seen on this blog.
Balloon Release
Last week at the Dragon Boat racing there was a balloon release.

This was done as a fund raising event for St Nics Church and was organised by Lorraine, Tim, Pauline, and John. The church needs to find new ways of raising money to make ends meet and this was one idea. St Nics give such a service to the town centre being open for visitors so even if you didn’t buy a balloon they would still value donations.

Thanks to Mike for the pictures and wife Kathy (of Centre-Stage fame in Coxeter House) for the balloons.

Good Work goes unnoticed

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Two Contractors
A couple of years ago when the new pavements were first laid a utility contractor came and did some work. They then covered up the hole with tarmac, and left it like that to this day.
Two Contractors
Because it happened once I half expect it to happen again.

Last weekend their was a leak near the Market Place. It had been there for maybe three weeks.
Two Contractors
On Monday some contractors fixed the leak but left a lump of tarmac where there had been cobbles.
Two Contractors
A second gang came today to complete the job.

Most jobs do get completed well and properly and don’t need chasing.

Moral of the Story : Good work goes largely unnoticed.