Earlier this month (5th Aug to be precise) I posted here about the derelict Osprey pub on Upavon Way in Carterton. At that time the demolition contractors had fenced off the area and begun the soft demolition including the removal of the roof. 

During the past week the entire building has been torn down and reduced to rubble which is good news with regard to the eyesore that it was, but in a way sad to see that we have lost what was once a well used public house. Witney TV featured the Osprey on their Internet based TV channel (http://www.witneytv.co.uk/) this week, it certainly seems that many people have fond memories of the Osprey in years gone by.

That leaves us with the Bee Hive and the Aviator, just two pubs in a town of over 15,000 people. I have been saying for a long time now that Carterton needs a family pub/restaurant and with the future of the Osprey site being ear marked for housing development – we need a new pub more than ever.