I did hear tell that there are going to be lots of new salt bins around town. So far I have just noticed the one, but I am sure there are others scattered about on difficult slopes and corners.
The town council also now owns a salt spreader. It was out this morning sprinkling salt on the pavements of Margaret Brown Gardens. The device also doubles as a grass seeder and so will be very useful all year round.
I remember sitting in Trinity Church a few years ago, during Heritage Day, when some American visitors came in to look around. They told me that we should make more of the Abingdon Press connection.
I do own a book by the Abingdon Press… This first edition Abingdon Bible Commentary was published in 1929 by The Abingdon Press. It was withdrawn from the University of London library in 2005, and then came into my possession.
I have not been able to find out why The United Methodist Publishing House used the name Abingdon Press for their book publishing arm when it was set up in the early 1900s.
The Abingdon Press head office is in Nashville, Tennessee, and for a hundred years or more they have been doing a good job stopping preachers from running out of reading material.
From the last day on twitter we have …
From @FabFlowers “Everyone seems to be buying bulb planters today for a little bit of Spring indoors”
From a customer at @TheOldAnchor . “At The Old Anchor, pint of mulled cider and a roaring fire. Doesn’t get much better than that. Shame we have to walk home!“.
Boat owners do a lot of tweeting. There is quite a network. From @nbthegreenman “All the water points are frozen. Should’ve paid attention to the weather forecast and filled up yesterday.”
From me @back_streeter “Harry Lost and Found (again)“.
I was too busy taking pictures – it was so picturesque – to notice that Harry followed another group of people and dogs.
Finally from @mostlybooksmark replying to @AbingdonCofC … So do we know *which* shops Johnny Depp visited when he was in #Abingdon this week?
The bus stop at the top of Stert Street has been shut for a few weeks now. The stop is used by the Abingdon Town Bus service on its route round and through Abingdon. The barriers stretch some way beyond the bus stop, and also have the effect of not allowing people to cross the road before the designated crossing.
The notice at the stop says “Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience.” The our in this sentence is Oxfordshire County Council who must have their reasons but no reason is given.
Has there been a serious incident at or near this stop ? Are they just checking out whether the traffic will run more smoothly without a bus stop? Does work need to be done on the path?
Somebody will know.