This picture was taken on Sunday. There were bags full of leaves propped against the tree trunks ready for collection when I came back this way earlier today.
There are still lots more leaves to fall. It ain’t winter yet.
Abingdon Picture Framing have moved from their unit in the Homebase Store at the Fairacres Shopping Centre to Stert Street in Abingdon. This could mark the turn of the tide from out of town shopping centres back to Abingdon town centre.
Yesterday there was an announcement by Sir Michael Fallon, The Defence Minister that 56 further Department of Defense sites are to be closed.
The list is to include Dalton Barracks and Abingdon Airfield. The leader of the Vale of White Horse District Council says “We are currently awaiting clarification on exactly when the sale is expected to happen, and how much and which parts of the site will be sold, before we can assess how the land could help the local need for housing in the future.”
The Friends of Abbey Meadow Outdoor Pool are holding their AGM in the King Charles Room at the King’s Head & Bell, East St. Helen St, Abingdon on Wednesday 9th November 2016 at 7.30 pm.
The short business meeting will be followed by Guest Speaker, Sarah Thelwall. Sarah is passionate about outdoor swimming and is currently working her way round all the lidos in the UK of which there are thought to be 130. So far she has swum in 85 pools in the last four summers, Abbey Meadow Pool being one of them!
She has been analysing the business models of lidos, so she can talk knowledgeably about what makes a successful outdoor pool.
Anyone interested in the future of the outdoor pool is welcome.
The bar will be open in the King Charles Room at 7 pm for half-an-hour before the beginning of the meeting. Website: www.abingdonoutdoorpool.org.uk.