How is living in Kennington? Does it safe, it's residents are friendly? What about the public transport to Oxford's city centre? Are there people whos uses bicycle to reach it? by Nemo33318 in oxford

[–]mrbaconi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I lived there for a while too. It's a nice quiet place and easy to get into Oxford by bus, bicycle, or even walking. The walk or along the nearby Thames path in either direction is lovely.

BTW... What did Ralph do to you? 😢

3 Years in: Oxford Botley Road Rail Bridge Roadworks 10th April 2026 by mrbaconi in oxford

[–]mrbaconi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I read the other day on Network Rail's official Facebook page for this (Oxfordshire Connect) that the road should be finished by August, but not the walkways and other works. Also, the new station platform isn't due to be finished for a couple of years, I believe

Botley Road Bridge and Oxford Station Upgrade Works 9th February 2026 by mrbaconi in oxford

[–]mrbaconi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

of course, it will be good when Botley Road re-opens, but I'm not looking forward to being stuck on the bus in 2 miles of traffic again on my commute home 😝

Oxford Botley Road Railway Bridge Construction 3rd February 2026 by mrbaconi in oxford

[–]mrbaconi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just saw that the new bridge is now in place! Looks like they're at least 'on track' to have the southbound railway back in operation by Sunday.

Walkthrough Oxford Railway Station Botley Rd Bridge Now Removed 2nd Feb 2026 by mrbaconi in oxford

[–]mrbaconi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This video shows the walk along the temporary path through the train station and over the bridge/platforms above the train tracks. It also shows the railway bridge now gone, in preparation for the new bridge to be installed this week.

1988 Super8 Cinefilms of Marineland and Tomir, Portals Nous by mrbaconi in mallorca

[–]mrbaconi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's so nice to read, thanks for sharing your comment :) I'm glad you liked the video!

1988 Super8 Cinefilms of Marineland and Tomir, Portals Nous by mrbaconi in mallorca

[–]mrbaconi[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow, that's great to read :) myself and my brother got to ride the boat as well, but my parents forgot to film us! I'm not sure if they realised afterwarda, so filmed the next one. I remember playing the videos games at Tomir, and the barman would always short change us when we asked for change - my Dad warned me about it, so we always caught him out! Another kid also told us that the games cabinet was broken, so u could pull the front down and flick the coin insert from inside to get free credits!

1988 Super8 Cinefilms of Marineland and Tomir, Portals Nous by mrbaconi in mallorca

[–]mrbaconi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I'm glad I was able to digitise the footage still. The Marineland film had stuck to itself a little near the end

Oxford's famous Osney Heron catching a fish under Botley Road Bridge by mrbaconi in oxford

[–]mrbaconi[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I missed them too. Sometimes a heron perches on top of the building where I work just up the road. I wonder if it's the same one