Latest posts tagged with #wantage on Bluesky
group of boys running a race
Sports day, probably at King Alfred's School #Wantage on 3rd June 1946.
The winner of the race was David East, second was Lester Piggott, who went on to be a top #jockey, and one of the boys in the background is Harry Glaysher
#Archive30 #SportsArchive
three story building, bottom level is a shop
Today's #Archive30 is #ArchiveBuildings and this one has not changed much in the 91yrs since this photo was taken in 1935.
Arbery & Son in #Wantage Market Place, decorated with garlands to celebrate the silver jubilee of King George V
The building was built in the 1600s and today is a Costa Coffee
a horse hair wig on a stand
William Dowell Wasbrough always had a #GoodHairDay when wearing his coroners wig!
Made by Ravenscroft in 1822 it was obviously well looked after because 204 years later and it still looks great
William was a solicitor, church warden, town commissioner and coroner in #Wantage for many years
View from the Ridgeway looking north towards Oxford.
Ridgeway sign, Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire.
View from the Ridgeway looking north towards Wantage and Oxford.
The Ridgeway is a 5,000-year-old, 87-mile (139 km) ancient trackway in southern England, often called "Britain’s oldest road”.
#landscapephotography #oxfordshire #trackways #nikon
#whitehorse #wantage
Had a couple of pints of the DEYA in the Kings Arms #Wantage yesterday, it's very good.
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Now got some #taxi availability left for #ChristmasDay between 1900 and 2030.
#Oxford / #Abingdon / #Wantage areas. Otherwise, fully booked all day and running the Sound in the Lord’s house, so my mate, The Sound Man, can go off and be with his extensive family.
Don’t be put off by a little bit of wind and rain. The #Christmas spirit is warm at the #Wantage #Dickensian Evening.
Reindeer, a donkey, rides, stalls and loads of great food.
A fantastic array of crafts and plenty of hot food available to warm you up on a chilly morning at #Wantage #Artisan #Market. 🛍️
there’s no parking in the Market Place tonight, it seems there’s the #Wantage #Christmas Market from 1100 to 1500 tomorrow….
Last week I met with the national@security team from @BootsUk to discuss the work to tackle #shoplifting across their stores.
Today I spoke to the manager at the #Wantage branch about her experience. Another retailer signed up to our #Disc system to improve reporting and intelligence sharing.
I do still have some #taxi availability for #ChristmasDay this year, if you are in #Abingdon / #Wantage / #Oxford areas and in need of a #taxi between 1330 and 1900, please do get in touch with enquiries. Keep the faith. C
Fresh back (and a bit muddy) from pursuing hare coursers, PCSOs from the local neighbourhood policing team are holding a Have Your Say meeting at #Wantage Library.
Tom (and Jamie who’s camera shy) will be at the library until 12 today if anyone wants to pop in for a chat.
I do still have some #taxi availability for #ChristmasDay this year, if you are in #Abingdon / #Wantage / #Oxford areas and in need of a #taxi between 1200 and 2000, please do get in touch with enquiries. C
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#Wantage #LiveInCare #HomeCare
🗡️ #AlfredFest marks the feast day of Alfred the Great, Wantage’s most famous son! A full day of activities in #Wantage today, all overseen by the man himself (or at least his statue)!
Plenty of stall, historic crafts, food and family fun!
I’m a disabled lady who was about to complete on an accessible home but our buyer just pulled out.
I’d like to share the flat in case a first time buyer or investor sees it and loves it.
www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/1...
I’m in floods of tears writing this. Thank you. 💛
#Oxford #Wantage
Things I saw in
@nationwideuk.bsky.social
branch #Wantage, today, completely changing my mind on the value of physical bank branches. 🧵1/4
1. An elderly lady who brought in her phone to ask if a sus-looking payment request was a scam (it was)...
Ormond Road looking on to Charlton Road in the mid-1970s. Apart from larger trees and quite a few more cars, this part of the town has not changed all that much in the past 5 decades.
In the distance is Wantage Hospital.
#WaybackWednesday #Wantage #Oxfordshire #Berkshire
See your favourite hits from the Motown label performed live on stage! This October we welcome Legends of Motown in a celebration of an iconic and timeless era of music. 🎤
Sat 18 Oct at 7.30pm
www.beaconwantage.co.uk/events/legen...
#LiveMusic #AutumnSeason #Motown #Wantage
#Wantage #taxi rank 1837 BST: it’s now got some new flower boxes, including ones blocking off access to the western end of the Market Place, by the Parish Church and the Swan. Whatever happened to their plan for pedestrianisation and redevelopment of the entire Market Place?
a nice stroll around #Wantage town centre, just like the old days, when I used to ply for hire off the Wantage rank. Let’s take a stroll around, see if it has changed much …
photo of a street, there is a wooden bench, bin and post box on a green area
This view from the 1970s doesn’t look much different from today. There is still a bench, bin and post box on this corner of Maryfield and Ormond Road, the only thing that really dates it is the cars which are considerably smaller than most cars today.
#WaybackWednesday #Wantage #Oxfordshire
