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extrobe t1_jcnbmg8 wrote

This is my hometown. This is basically going to re-burried to allow the supermarket to be built. Tragic waste in my opinion.

Residents are gobsmacked there’s not going to be any option to view it. Silver lining is that it’s not going to be just ripped up and destroyed, I guess.

Fun fact: Olney is also the same little town where the hymn Amazing Grace was written by John Newton when he lived there.

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meekamunz t1_jcoawt7 wrote

Hello fellow Olneyite! I'm surprised the town isn't in uproar over the fact that this isn't a Waitrose!

Also, don't forget the other claim to fame: this is where the Pancake race originated

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fonefreek t1_jcogmyf wrote

I'm not racist but that sounds like a superior race if you ask me

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Zumb_3041 t1_jcqqc0x wrote

Another one here! I thought I was the only one.

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meekamunz t1_jcskoyf wrote

Well I don't live there any more, but I grew up there. Spring Lane represent!

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extrobe t1_jd9z3m5 wrote

haha, I also grew up on Spring Lane! (Bottom half), but also don't live in Olney anymore.

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meekamunz t1_jdac8gu wrote

You and me both. Right near the bottom I was, but no longer in Olney

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