{"id":3355,"date":"2011-05-02T21:24:33","date_gmt":"2011-05-02T20:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=3355"},"modified":"2011-05-02T21:24:33","modified_gmt":"2011-05-02T20:24:33","slug":"bank-holiday-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=3355","title":{"rendered":"The Saving of Crazy Golf"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag11\/11050201.jpg\" alt=\"Abingdon Boat Centre\" \/><br \/>\nOver the four day, double bank holiday, weekend the sun shone constantly once the Royal Wedding was over. Boats could be hired from <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160113090351\/http:\/\/abingdonboatcentre.co.uk\/\">The Abingdon Boat Centre<\/a> on Nags Head Island.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag11\/11050206.jpg\" alt=\"Abbey Meadows Golf\" \/><br \/>\nAbbey Meadows golf and tennis facilities were also open over the weekend, with either crazy golf<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/imag11\/11050207.jpg\" alt=\"Abbey Meadows Golf\" \/><br \/>\nor pitch and putt. As you may remember back in January, the Vale District Council was looking for possible savings given the reduced grant from central government and the golf and tennis was put forward as a possibility.\u00a0 So it is good to see the golf saved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the four day, double bank holiday, weekend the sun shone constantly once the Royal Wedding was over. 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