Author Topic: Didcot (Read 167367 times)

Fab Foodie · « **Reply #725 on:** 31 May, 2015, 09:32:41 pm »

Quote from: hellymedic on 30 May, 2015, 09:07:06 pm

Partner went through Didcot Station around 6pm last Saturday but was ensconced a English Music Festival concert when bodies were discovered.

Was the concert in Dorchester?

hellymedic · « **Reply #726 on:** 31 May, 2015, 10:22:14 pm »

Quote from: Fab Foodie on 31 May, 2015, 09:32:41 pm

Quote from: hellymedic on 30 May, 2015, 09:07:06 pm
Partner went through Didcot Station around 6pm last Saturday but was ensconced a English Music Festival concert when bodies were discovered.
Was the concert in Dorchester?

I think it was in the Abbey at Dorchester on Thames. Venues for the Festival shuttle between Dorchester Abbey, the Silk Hall at Radley College and the church at Sutton Courtenay. I could check.

Fab Foodie · « **Reply #727 on:** 01 June, 2015, 12:10:02 pm »

Quote from: hellymedic on 31 May, 2015, 10:22:14 pm

Quote from: Fab Foodie on 31 May, 2015, 09:32:41 pm
Quote from: hellymedic on 30 May, 2015, 09:07:06 pm
Partner went through Didcot Station around 6pm last Saturday but was ensconced a English Music Festival concert when bodies were discovered.
Was the concert in Dorchester?

I think it was in the Abbey at Dorchester on Thames. Venues for the Festival shuttle between Dorchester Abbey, the Silk Hall at Radley College and the church at Sutton Courtenay. I could check.

No worries, drove through there last Thursday evening and saw the BBC Concert Orchestra truck parked-up outside the Abbey and lots of 'Concert goers' walking through Dorchester in their summer best

hellymedic · « **Reply #728 on:** 03 June, 2015, 08:32:32 pm »

Quote from: Fab Foodie on 01 June, 2015, 12:10:02 pm

Quote from: hellymedic on 31 May, 2015, 10:22:14 pm
Quote from: Fab Foodie on 31 May, 2015, 09:32:41 pm
Quote from: hellymedic on 30 May, 2015, 09:07:06 pm
Partner went through Didcot Station around 6pm last Saturday but was ensconced a English Music Festival concert when bodies were discovered.
Was the concert in Dorchester?

I think it was in the Abbey at Dorchester on Thames. Venues for the Festival shuttle between Dorchester Abbey, the Silk Hall at Radley College and the church at Sutton Courtenay. I could check.
No worries, drove through there last Thursday evening and saw the BBC Concert Orchestra truck parked-up outside the Abbey and lots of 'Concert goers' walking through Dorchester in their summer best

Looks like BBC Concert Orchestra were performing on the Friday night.
http://www.englishmusicfestival.org.uk/programme.html

rogerzilla · « **Reply #729 on:** 16 June, 2015, 08:43:56 pm »

I've noticed that, although Didcot no longer needs coal deliveries, there are still a load of yacf's favourite corrugated Canadian creations, the Class 66 locomotives, hanging around the station. Do they just socialise there, or are they confused? I need to know.

PaulF · « **Reply #730 on:** 16 June, 2015, 11:01:44 pm »

Quote from: rogerzilla on 16 June, 2015, 08:43:56 pm

I've noticed that, although Didcot no longer needs coal deliveries, there are still a load of yacf's favourite corrugated Canadian creations, the Class 66 locomotives, hanging around the station. Do they just socialise there, or are they confused? I need to know.

Is that the yacfers or the Class 66's who are confused?

Jaded · « **Reply #731 on:** 16 June, 2015, 11:36:44 pm »

rogerzilla · « **Reply #732 on:** 25 July, 2015, 08:19:33 am »

Just passing thriugh. Saw 66 001. Very exciting.

Fab Foodie · « **Reply #733 on:** 25 July, 2015, 11:04:42 pm »

Quote from: rogerzilla on 25 July, 2015, 08:19:33 am

Just passing thriugh. Saw 66 001. Very exciting.

That's a lot of trains .....

Jaded · « **Reply #734 on:** 01 August, 2015, 07:56:29 pm »

Not as smelly as Slough.

hellymedic · « **Reply #735 on:** 01 August, 2015, 09:14:38 pm »

Quote from: Jaded on 01 August, 2015, 07:56:29 pm

Not as smelly as Slough.

Does Slough no longer smell of CHOCOLATE?
That was its one redeeming feature!

Jaded · « **Reply #736 on:** 01 August, 2015, 11:25:35 pm »

It smells of chocolate, but not that that kind.

hellymedic · « **Reply #737 on:** 01 August, 2015, 11:37:49 pm »

Wot, the sort we experienced on a school trip to Picketts Lock?

rogerzilla · « **Reply #738 on:** 02 August, 2015, 07:28:09 pm »

I see there are now fancy signs outside the station proclaiming "Didcot - Brilliant Horizons". That's a bit like saying "Swindon - Nice Places Easily Accessible via the M4".

PaulF · « **Reply #739 on:** 02 August, 2015, 07:32:05 pm »

To be fair the horizon is much improved since they knocked down some of the towers

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #740 on:** 02 August, 2015, 07:40:21 pm »

Quote from: hellymedic on 01 August, 2015, 11:37:49 pm

Wot, the sort we experienced on a school trip to Picketts Lock?

Slough is easily detectable from the M4 by scent alone, and not in the good way of for e.g. Banbury from the M40.

Jaded · « **Reply #741 on:** 02 August, 2015, 07:53:04 pm »

Slough is crying out for GPS activated 'Recirculate air' systems in cars.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #742 on:** 02 August, 2015, 10:03:19 pm »

BMWs have had those for years. Usually don't work as evidenced by a constant fault code.

matthew · « **Reply #743 on:** 03 August, 2015, 11:21:51 am »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 02 August, 2015, 07:40:21 pm

Quote from: hellymedic on 01 August, 2015, 11:37:49 pm
Wot, the sort we experienced on a school trip to Picketts Lock?

Slough is easily detectable from the M4 by scent alone, and not in the good way of for e.g. Banbury from the M40.

That would be because Slough STW is adjacent to the Thames and M4 south of the town. The town itself is further north and therefore less fragrant with the Mars factories providing scents of Chocolate, Pet Food or Menthol depending on which plant you are at.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #744 on:** 03 August, 2015, 05:40:04 pm »

Isn't there a strong whiff of warm cash from Eton College?

andyoxon · « **Reply #745 on:** 26 September, 2015, 09:18:38 am »

Boom! Just heard the part power station demolition explosion from Abingdon...

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #746 on:** 26 September, 2015, 04:38:49 pm »

Quote from: rogerzilla on 03 August, 2015, 05:40:04 pm

Isn't there a strong whiff of ~~warm cash~~ dead pig from Eton College?

FTFY

andyoxon · « **Reply #747 on:** 01 October, 2015, 05:11:43 pm »

OK local peeps - don't forget about responding to this:

Household waste recycling centre strategy
Consultation on proposed changes to household waste recycling centres in Oxfordshire
Ends: 05 Oct 2015
https://consultations.oxfordshire.gov.uk/consult.ti/HWRCstrategy/consultationHome

Proposed reduction from 7 centres to 3 or 4, for whole of Oxfordshire.

PaulF · « **Reply #748 on:** 01 October, 2015, 07:52:36 pm »

Quote from: andyoxon on 01 October, 2015, 05:11:43 pm

OK local peeps - don't forget about responding to this:

Household waste recycling centre strategy
Consultation on proposed changes to household waste recycling centres in Oxfordshire
Ends: 05 Oct 2015
https://consultations.oxfordshire.gov.uk/consult.ti/HWRCstrategy/consultationHome

Proposed reduction from 7 centres to 3 or 4, for whole of Oxfordshire.

Done but a pretty poorly designed questionnaire as it seems to assume you agree with the premise of closing sites!

andyoxon · « **Reply #749 on:** 02 October, 2015, 11:25:30 am »

Yes - not a good questionaire. If they have to do something, I'd possibly be in favour of closing HWRCs for two days a week (weekdays). But cutting centres wholesale will mean that e.g. people in Faringdon will have a 35 ml round trip to DraytonRC.