In Abingdon, the Workhouse Estate and South Avenue are both part of the community advent window phenomenon and are collecting donations to Helen and Douglas House. The Fitzharris Manor Estate also had 24 advent windows.
In total that makes 3 * 24 windows = 72 Merry Christmas Wishes.
Michael sent some pictures of Bella Rita’s new Italian ceramic shop next to Seeneys in Stratton Way. He says they could do with some publicity – not many people have found them yet.
They’ve got some nice designs, mainly fruit, vegetables, flowers etc. and Christmas designs but some more artistic items. They also have leather handbags.
He says I’m now the proud owner of the large blue plate in the window display!
(The 1556 Boundary Walk follows the 1556 Abingdon Borough Charter.)
In the window of Preston Road Community Centre are details of the 2022 Abingdon town boundary. The town council have asked for the neighbourhood plan area be the same as the parish boundaries of Abingdon.
However because parish boundaries have changed in the last decade, part of the Abingdon neighbourhood plan area is already part of the Radley neighbourhood plan (hatched area above) and the change has to go to consultation. Comments can be made via https://whitehorsedc.gov.uk/abingdonnp.
Of the 950 new homes proposed to be built on the North Abingdon strategic housing site (including Abbey Field mentioned yesterday) some are in land that used to be part of Radley.
Even more of the houses were within the Sunningwell Parish as seen from the green line in the map above, but they were never included in the Sunningwell Neighbourhood Plan. Other new housing in North West Abingdon was part of the St Helen’s Without Parish. The Morland Gardens Estate in South Abingdon was part of Drayton Parish.
A 2022 Abingdon boundary walk would be further than a 2012 boundary walk and much further than a 1556 boundary walk.
Daniel has been filming above the Abbey Fields development north of Dunmore Road in Abingdon and I have taken a couple of stills from his film.
This pictures looks south west towards Tilsley park.
This one looks north east towards Lodge Hill. It is on a larger scale that the Kingsgate development for David Wilson Homes.
Abbey Fields carries the brand Barratt Homes.
Barratt Developments PLC owns three consumer brands: Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes and Barratt London. From what I can gather David Wilson Homes are for the higher end of the market.