Planning permission was finally granted and construction is now underway on the one and two bedroom retirement apartments across the road from the fire station and Mayott House in Ock Street, Abingdon. They are also close to Carswell School. The building will be called Albert Lodge as Albert Park is not far away.
Currently they are two blocks high. I will return in a few weeks time and see how that has changed.
I missed the Local Excellence Market ten days ago. Thankyou to Abingdon-on-Thames Chamber of Commerce for this report and look ahead …
We had 33 stalls for what was probably the hottest excellence market we’ve ever had. We were joined by a number of regular traders, as well as some new faces. Due to the heat our regular chocolatier and candle maker didn’t join us, but we welcomed Heidi Parker who designs and makes lampshades to order and is based in Abingdon.
Hunnybunnys were here with their buggy wraps, ready for winter.
The Hampshire Gluten Free company were back with a wide range of Gluten Free Products.
Local artist Christine, who is one of our longest standing traders was one of many trying to stay cool throughout the day!
Next is our summer craft market on 27th July, all organised by the Abingdon on Thames Chamber of Commerce.
We are also looking for local bands, groups, singers, or performers of any kind to join us on stage and / or in the Christmas Extravaganza Parade. Anyone interested can get in touch by emailing events@abingdonchamber.co.uk
After the success of her bestselling first book, The Last Chance Hotel, Nicki Thornton was back at Mostly Books, on Saturday, signing copies of her second book –The Bad Luck Lighthouse. The book is a sequel and is part magic and part detective story.
Nicki and Mark Thornton were previously the owners of Mostly Books. The first book came as a result of winning the Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition 2016.
If you look at Nicki’s blog you can see the first book has been translated into several languages including a Russian version.
The Northcourt Centre in Abingdon had an open afternoon for community groups who use the centre to show off their activities. Drastic Plastic were doing craft activities, reccyling plastic into art works.
like these elephants with trunks made from milk bottle handles.
Inside you could make cranes from squares of paper on the Abingdon Peace Group stall. You can see how on this youtube video. Back in 2010 featured on this blog 1200+ crane were made at the Community Shop in Abingdon to send to Hiroishima, where they were displayed.
There were lots of other displays and performances by users of the centre, including the Abbey Quilters.