Destruction of Old Riverside Trees Opposite Nuneham Park Boathouse

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I got an email 3 days ago from M … “On going on my regular Abingdon to Oxford Thames path walk last Sunday I was shocked and upset to see that all the old riverside trees from opposite Nuneham Park boathouse for some miles upriver have been cut down to stumps. Parts of the lovely river walk resembled a war zone or nightmare landscape. Cut branches and trunks had been left lying beside the path, some with buds that will now not develop and underfoot the mud has been churned up by the heavy vehicles that must have been used to do this. I have searched local papers and looked online to find out why this has happened but have been unable to find anything. I do not know if you know anything about this but feel that I cannot be the only person who has noticed or think it deserves a comment.”
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I spoke with a dog walker, today. He said walking through these trees used to be so magical, but now they have been destroyed it looks quite bland. He says the trees overhanging the river need chopping back from time to time but not like this. People were shocked.
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A lot of the trees are now stacked ready for collection.

Unit 2 Closing

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Unit 2 Closing
It is mentioned in the planning application about opening a restaurant at 1-3 Bury Street that Unit 3 is potentially soon to become vacant. A Closing Down notice has now appeared in the window.

From 4 dedicated card shops, a few years ago, there will soon be just the one in Abingdon. Although increasingly, other retailers offer greeting cards.

Red Nose Day in Abingdon

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Thanks to Derek for the Oxfam pictures …
Red Nose Day
The district manager of Oxfam started off in Banbury and cycled round all the Oxfam shops in his patch for Red Nose Day. He can be recognised by the cyclist outfit.
Red Nose Day
The staff of Oxfam in Abingdon all entered into spirit of the day which involves making people laugh then asking them for their money.
Red Nose Day
Since starting about 25 years ago Red Nose Day has raised over a billion pounds for charity.
Red Nose Day
Elsewhere in town Stevo, The Accousic Jukebox, was playing requests from Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Tom Waites and others songsmiths not usually known for their comic touch.

Annual Parish Meeting 2015

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Annual Parish Meeting
At this meeting, Town Council committee chairs reported back on what the town council had been doing in the last year. Here are some bits and pieces that caught my attention …
Annual Parish Meeting
The Finance and General Purposes Committee recommended that, as the current town centre traffic wardens are retiring in September, the responsibility for monitoring Residents Parking is returned to the County Council. The scheme was introduced in 1994 to allow residents to park near their homes. The current wardens have provided an excellent service. The Committee feel council staff are overstretched and so are not sure they can carry on with this service. The final decision is for the full Town Council.

The Amenities Committee reported another successful Fun and Music in the Parks in 2014. Tickets go on sale for the next Music in the Park on Monday.

There is an estimated ten years space left in the cemetery, and it will take 5 years to set up a new one, and so this is becoming a more pressing concern.

The Town Council is still waiting for Tenders from Cinema Operators before finally deciding on plans for the Guildhall – although the closing date has been set as August 31st 2015. The council are still looking for the best place to site the Information Office. One possibility is the Museum basement.
Annual Parish Meeting
Throwing Buns, under new ownership, will not be running Buns in the Basement anymore, and so The Mousehole Cafe could be returning.
Annual Parish Meeting
The Town Council got an award for good use of Heraldry. Here are the current Deputy Mayor, Councillor Helen Pighills, and The Mayor, Councillor Angela Lawrence, with the award.

The Vale District Council will be considering the new plans for the Drayton Road estate next Wednesday, when Taylor Wimpey put forward their own plans, rather than those inherited from the original applicant.

Choose Abingdon is no longer supported financially by the District Council or County Council and the Manager has left to take up a post with the Town Council. The Town Council is still supporting the Choose Abingdon committee with £10K next year. That is so that the work on the Business Improvement District (BID) proposal can go to a vote in the summer.

New bus shelters are coming on Marcham Road. The County Council pays for them, and he Town Council maintains them.