Graffiti Cleaning OX92 OX93 and OX14

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The district council has a new, clearer website – just launched this week.  The web page about Graffiti Cleaning got my attention with its practical advice …

If graffiti is on private property, the web site says,  “The owner of the property is responsible for its removal … the quicker graffiti is cleaned off, the easier it is to remove … prompt removal tends to discourage more graffiti”.
Graffiti Cleaning
There was a spate of grafitti in South Abingdon about three months ago. Most has been cleaned. Just a few examples remain. Some is on a large green box with the ID: OX092 (Preston Road near junction to Gainsborough Green) and even more on OX093 (Preston Road near junction to Cotman Close).

The district web site has a section on “Graffiti on privately owned street furniture (e.g. post boxes, telecommunications cabinets)“. They suggest contacting the owner.

Both Virgin Media and BT appear to not recognise these boxes so it would be helpful to identify the owner.  Nothing on the green box helps very much.
Graffiti Cleaning
Last section on the Vale website is “What is the district council responsible for cleaning?“.

“… its own property that may include council owned public toilets, rubbish bins and some leisure centres. To report graffiti on property owned by Vale of White Horse District Council, please contact our waste contractors Biffa by emailing admin.vale@biffa.co.uk…”

This information sign at the district council end of the Ock Valley Walk has had graffiti on it for over three months.  I have now sent an email.

Fair Trade Group

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After all the Fair Trade Comments on the post about the Abbey Fish Ponds here is a post about Fair Trade …
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The Chamber of Commerce’s Fair Trade group met at lunchtime to discuss re-establishing Abingdon as a Fair Trade town. There were representatives from shops, including Waitrose and The Co-op, the town council, churches, schools and general consumers.
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As well as planning a Fair Trade day on the Market Place on 20th August – where there are still pitches available for businesses who would like to take part (contact the Chamber), the group set up a steering committee.

On 20th August, I will be going bananas for FairTrade again. But this time I hope to be part of a bunch. Banana costumes cost from £8 and upwards on the internet.

Sad news in the window

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Sad news in the window of Established, the Hairdressers on Stert Street ….
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One of their hairdessers died suddenly 30-6-2011. Ian was a gentle guy who took meticulous care cutting hair.

The other staff have added the message “Always in out thoughts”.

New Abingdon Spa

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At West Waddy , the architects at 60 East St Helen Street, until Thursday from 1pm – 4pm, there is an exhibition of the work of student architects from Brookes University.  It is a well presented exhibition in a beautiful riverside building.

The brief  for architectural students was to design a Lido and Spa in Abingdon  for the 21st Century.
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The Abingdon Open Air Pool / Lido has survived when many others have closed after their heyday before the 1970s. The brief asked students to cater for “contemporary society, in particular the young and families. It should accommodate the early morning serious swimmer, the lunchtime and after work swimmer, school groups, weekend families, summer tourists,
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evening socialisers,  and winter enthusiasts.”
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The exhibiton showed a range of work – all very creative and theoretical but I am not sure it will give SOLL leisure – who currently run the pool – many practical ideas to help make the pool a more popular venue.
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The winning design showed a glass bottomed pool projecting out towards the river and fields beyond.