People in Lockdown

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Abingdon floods
Somebody was meditating on a seat in the Abbey Meadows. That is one way to escape lockdown.
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The new town council notice boards are no longer blank. A map of Abingdon town centre has been placed below two sheets about services that are closed at the moment, and the slogan – Stay Home – Protect the NHS – Save Lives.
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Abingdon Museum is closed and have a project recording people’s stories of lockdown.
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People in their 70s are now getting the virus vaccine. The government announced today that over ten million people in the UK have had one of the vaccines. Some people from Abingdon are going to the mass vaccination centre at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford. I saw others queuing at the charter day center today for their jab.

Another news report said that a single dose of AstraZeneca vaccine could cut transmission by 67%. Teachers, the police, and shop workers, come into contact with lots of people as part of their job, but I don’t think they get the vaccine yet. The priority is on safeguarding the most vulnerable.

Abingdon Residents gather on doorsteps to applaud Captain Sir Tom Moore and the NHS

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People in the UK (including Abingdon on Thames) returned to doorsteps at 6pm to applaud a 100-year-old veteran who had raised almost £33m for NHS charities by walking laps of his garden. He died yesterday with Covid-19.
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Residents of West St Helen Street were led by John, whose drum helped to bring out residents who had not heard of the proposed doorstep applause.

John said that he had intended to do one on Thursday at 8pm but then the Prime Minister announced the national applause for Wednesday at 6pm.

Abingdon Floods – Geese, Swans and Allotments

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The gardens of the stilt houses in Mill Paddock have been attracting a lot of attention with the floods.

Nearby, at St Helen’s Mill, there have been people from the Environment Agency pumping out water from behind the flood protection wall.
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The water level is almost up to the level of the wall of the Margaret Brown Gardens.
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The River Thames may have only gone up a small amount since yesterday but to do that it has to cover a huge area of flood plain on the other bank.
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Hales Meadow, the home of the Abingdon Vale Cricket Club, has known floods like this during many winters and occasional summers.
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There was no way to walk down the road to the Marina Park. The Marina car park is hidden behind these swans, and the road to the car park would go over the top of a wellington boot.
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On the other side of the A34, Rosemary says ‘our plot at Wildmoor Allotments isn’t looking too great!’

Abingdon Floods – River Ock and Thames today + Video footage

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The Ock Valley Walk is largely under water because of the floods.
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People living near Chaunterell Waya have been putting sticks in the ground to track the high water mark of the River Ock. The water is going down again after peaking last night. The houses are above the floods.
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Tesco is also above water even though one of the roads is flooded.
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The footpath from Chaunterell Way to Tesco is under the waves that are sweeping through surrounding trees.
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Meanwhile the level of the River Thames has been rising but at a slower rate.
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The splash pad is the only thing currently above water in the splash pad area in the Abbey Meadows.
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Abingdon Weir and Abingdon Lock can be reached with caution from the Abbey Meadows, but you cannot go far when you get to the other side.
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The Environment Agency have graphs to show the water levels at https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/station/7081 and https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/station/7073?direction=d.