Car Parking charges in Abingdon go up from 4th April. The big change is that only one hour will now be free in public car parks. It uses to be two hours free parking. You can check the Vale website for the full charges, but two hours will now cost £1.50.
There were also tariff changes for street parking, which are now slightly cheaper for two hours.
There was a big green NSPCC stall on the Market Place this morning with things for sale and prizes to be won.
Also after a few days without, the postbox lid has a new crochet top featuring Peter Rabbit.
This truck was seen waiting at the lights in Ock Street this afternoon. The writing says:
Morland (Dymore Brown) Abingdon – No 40
Chairman: Thomas Skurray, United Breweries, Abingdon, Berkshire
Beagle Strong Ale, Monarch Strong Ale, Viking Pale Ale
Abingdon & Reading
Also of historic interest is that the Prince of India has changed from Blue to Red in the last few days.
The Army Rowing Club (ARC) in Abingdon is owned by the Army Sport Clubs Association and so is not MOD land. The Army Rowing Club exists to encourage and promote the sport of rowing within the British Army. They supports two main disciplines of rowing; outdoor rowing (scull and row) and indoor rowing.
As ARC redevelop the land off the Wilsham Road in Abingdon, the buildings at the back are designed to house outdoor rowing boats, and the building near the river will give access to indoor rowing. The indoor rowing will take place in an underground area that was built before the huts. The underground area is a tunnel under the River Thames with an emergency trap door on the far bank, covered with vegetation. At this early stage the mismatching vegetation can be seen by anybody who looks closely. If anybody is walking along the far bank and can take a picture I would like to add it to this blog post.