Biffa Food Waste Collections number

 

TFLRA Meetings

We have recently welcomed another resident to our meetings - do let us know if you're a resident and would like to come along too.  We usually meet every month on either a Monday or Tuesday evening at 7.30pm in the common room of the Jephson Flats off Bridges Close.  Not everybody can come to each meeting, but there are usually between seven and twelve of us from all over Tithe Farm and Ladygrove.  We talk about our next newsletter and what has been happening and may happen around our estates, as well as events in wider Abingdon.  If you would like to know more, contact us on either the email address or telephone number at the end of this newsletter (dates of meetings are normally agreed a few weeks beforehand).

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The Spring 2023 newsletter covered the articles listed below - if you'd like to read more of them on the paper copy, please go to our Contact page at https://tflra.weebly.com/contact.html and let us know.

• Abingdon’s Repair Cafe
• Voter Identification
• Who Else Remembers?
• Some History of Preston Road Community Centre
• More About Preston Road Community Centre
• Spring Quiz
• Gardening in Challenging Weather
• Plant Swap
• Ock Bridge and the Chaunterell / Tesco Path
• Helping Hegehogs
• The ‘Living’ Green Man - Walk on the Wildside
• Freebie Days Again?
• Teabooks
• Making a Will?
• Missed Bin Collections
• How we Hope to Save on our Energy Bills and do a bit for the Planet
• Saving Water and Electricity
• Town Council an a New Cemetery
• Bun Throwing in May
• 20mph Speed Limits in Abingdon?
• For Sale
• Street Light Out?

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Queen Elizabeth II

New Highway Code Changes

Are you aware of the changes to the Highway Code that came into force on 29^thJanuary?  It aims to protect cyclists and pedestrians from road accidents, and one of the major changes is the introduction of a road user hierarchy which puts pedestrians and cyclists at the top, and drivers of cars, vans and heavy goods vehicles at the bottom.  This is because pedestrians and cyclists are considered the most ‘at risk’ of being injured in a collision, whereas drivers of vehicles are considered more dangerous to other road users.  This is no doubt going to take patience and common sense from all road users to become the ‘new norm’.

Winner's of the Children's Christmas Colouring Competition 2021

We had some wonderful entries for the Children's Christmas Colouring Competition, and it was very hard to choose a winner.

The winner from the 6 and over category is Josie and the winner from the under 5 category is Joey.  Well done to you both and also well done to everybody who sent in their beautiful artwork!!

Garden Waste Service

Following the temporary disruption of the garden waste collection, the service will be starting again 4 weekly, not fortnightly, from next week ... BUT only part of Abingdon, not south Abingdon ... possibly south Abingdon will be collected in 3 weeks time, ie half of Abingdon one fortnight and the other half the next fortnight.

Letters/emails to households will be sent soon to explain more.  

Missing Cat

** UPDATE **  HE'S BEEN FOUND!! 🤗

MISSING:  Four year old, medium-haired jet black cat named Onyx, last seen at Orpwood Way on Thursday night 13th May.  He is an indoor-only cat, and managed to escape through an open door.

Please keep an eye out for him and would be grateful if you could check your shed and / or garage.

You can contact us via our Contact Page if you see him.

Many thanks!

Garden Waste Service restarting

The Vale of White Horse District Council are restarting the garden waste service again this week beginning 15th February.  Be sure to put your brown bin out.

Full details on the Vale website here :

https://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/vale-of-white-horse-district-council/recycling-rubbish-and-waste/garden-waste/?fbclid=IwAR1KXIuB3GrgAN-wUu2N7Zc-7YLJQABuRXoKH-UtTfc7YY9meFB43VnltJ0

Missing cat

Smokey is missing from Byron Close - please check your sheds, garages and any outhouses in case he’s trapped.  He does like to wander far.  If you do see him please contact this blog on our Contact Page.