The 1970s mural decorating the Stratton Way underpass was looking very tired, and so the artists have returned to repaint the whole thing, and bring it up to date.

Here the artist is giving the finishing touches to the Ock Street horns held by the Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers . The ownership of these horns has long been contested by a rival group: the Hemmings Traditional Abingdon Morris Dancers.

The cobble-layers are having a good 2007 in Abingdon. Not only is the Market Place getting re-cobbled, but also this corner next to St Helens Church has been given a new clean set of cobbles.

This once neglected spot was overgrown with weeds until a few months ago, now look at it: drizzled with wood shavings.

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The building at 3 High Street was hidden in scaffolding much of last year, but now we can all see that it is a fine-figure-of-a-building.

There were crowds in the Abbey Meadows this weekend enjoying the open air pool and the water jets. There were queues at the ice-cream kiosk, and Waitrose was busy at lunchtime, selling out of those serve yourself salads.

Elsewhere in Abingdon there was a steady flow of cyclists going past Radley Lake. The lake is likely to be drained and used as a dumping ground for ash from Didcot Power Station. A lot of the trees have already been destroyed, and native birds like kingfishers have gone.

But these locals are still putting up a fight (my dog joined them for the picture). They have been trying to stop RWE nPower by proving that the Lake has been used recreationally (that is like a Village Green) for at least twenty years, and they would be glad to hear from more witnesses. The Radley Lake public enquiry begins again on 20th June.

Most people get to the Radley Lakes along this cycle track.