A couple of people emailed me back in March of this year to say that both Outdoor Traders and Dapper Street would be closing. That prediction has now come to pass.
In July of this year The Vale of White Horse District Council launched “ the Independent Shops Project which will see key partners working with the council to develop initiatives to support independent businesses in the town centre.”
“The scheme will develop a target list of the types of businesses which would complement the independent offering in the town centre. The district council will then work with landlords and agents to identify and overcome issues which may prevent businesses from moving into the town’s empty shops, particularly those in Bath Street, Stert Street and the High Street.”
Iain Nicholson, a town centre specialist who has worked wonders in Wantage, has been brought in to manage the project and is looking for a suitable empty premises for pop-up shops. Iain set up Choose Abingdon almost a decade ago so knows the town well.
