{"id":23955,"date":"2020-01-22T20:21:28","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T19:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=23955"},"modified":"2020-01-22T20:21:28","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T19:21:28","slug":"thameside-resident-association-socials-traffic-and-river-bridge-community-centre-new-phone-boxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=23955","title":{"rendered":"Thames-side Resident Association &#8211; Socials \/ Traffic and River Bridge \/ Community Centre \/ New Phone Boxes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow Evening we have a committee meeting of the Preston Road Community Centre Association. We still have some of the old handwritten minutes from the Thames-side Residents Association (TRA). The TRA fund raised to get Preston Road Community Centre built. <\/p>\n<p>The following extracts from meetings of the TRA from 1972-4 provide a little social history. There might even be something to learn from the past.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag20\/20012204.jpg\" alt=\"Socials\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Socials<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Everything under control &#8211; 185 tickets have been sold for April 7th Social.<\/p>\n<p>The next social is a barn dance. The caller Ken Moore is very good at teaching newcomers to join in.<\/p>\n<p>The darts match on May 8th at the MG&#8217;s club on Caldecott Road was judged by all to be a roaring success.<\/p>\n<p>The social was aided by the excellent food prepared by Mrs Judy Baughan &#8230; It is sad we saw the Baughans moving house, and hope their life in Wolverhampton will be a happy one.<\/p>\n<p>The coach trip to Bristol Zoo was a notable success.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the Government&#8217;s Emergency Power measures we were able to hold our Children&#8217;s Christmas Party.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag20\/20012202.jpg\" alt=\"Traffic and River Bridge\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Traffic and River Crossing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Traffic has become a major problem in many towns nowadays but with the completion of the A34 bypass, much of the through traffic will be removed from the town.<\/p>\n<p>When the Abingdon By-pass is opened gravel extraction lorries will go via Oday Hill not Preston Road and Wilsham Road.<\/p>\n<p>Following the D.A.W Report&#8217;s recommendation of a new bridge across the Thames at St Helen&#8217;s Wharf, Abingdon Borough Council appointed a firm of traffic consultants to re-analyse the current and possible future traffic situation in Abingdon. It said:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The bridge scheme at St Helens Wharf, although probably best for traffic flow, does not have sufficient flexibility and is an environmental disaster.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Stratton Way should be extended to Wilsham Road so that South Abingdon is not cut off.<\/li>\n<li>If a new bridge is required then it should be sited at Culham Reach. That would require a new road from the Drayton Road south of Sutton Fields, Overmead and Riverside estates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The gravel \/ refuse lorries are starting to creep in again. The only lorries using Preston Road should be corporation dust-carts. If you see any violations please contact Curtis direct.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag20\/20012203.jpg\" alt=\"Community Centre\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Community Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At long last some activity &#8211;  the community centre steering group have obtained quotes from builders.<\/p>\n<p>Abingdon Borough Council will set aside \u00a315000  for community facilities including \u00a33000 for the Mill Road Clinic and \u00a312000 for a Community Centre in Preston Road<\/p>\n<p>The Community Centre money we have raised so far will only stretch to the bare shell of a building. We will probably have to do things like electrics, heating, and some plumbing ourselves.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag20\/20012201.jpg\" alt=\"New Phone Boxes\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>New Phone Boxes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another victory as another phone box is being erected at Kensington Close<\/p>\n<p>Judging by the heavy use of the telephone box at the corner of Kensington Close it more than justifies our request for more.<\/p>\n<p>The GPO have decided to install another phone box along the river bank by Wilsham Road \/ Saxton Road.<\/p>\n<p>(Phone Box image thanks to Google Maps 2008. The original should have been red.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow Evening we have a committee meeting of the Preston Road Community Centre Association. We still have some of the old handwritten minutes from the Thames-side Residents Association (TRA). The TRA fund raised to get Preston Road Community Centre built. 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