To simplify their business, Greggs the Bakers will no longer have the two brands: Greggs, and Bakers Oven. All round the country ‘Bakers Oven’ signs are coming down to be replaced by ‘Greggs the Baker’.

It happened in Abingdon today.

Unbeknown to the little bridge, work has already begun that will lead to its destruction …

Round Mill Paddock, and down Manor Court, the electricity that previously came via Saint Helen’s Mill Bridge is getting routed through from Caldecott Road

It appears there has been a Coop D‘Etat.

The Chinese State Circus has now more posters

in Abingdon than Zippo’s Circus.

The decorators have been working over Sunday. The outside has already been transformed. Its the start of a new Era in Stert Street.

This is how the barber and hairdressers looked until recently, and when I last blogged it in 2006.

This is how it looked when they won the best themed shop competition in 2005. They had transformed the premises into a mediaval tavern, serving Barber’s Brew.

Dick, one of the best known people in Abingdon, has now retired from running the premises and working full time, and other staff are taking over the reins. People tell me he has been there for over 50 years, and some remember him cutting their hair back then.

Here he is after being presented with the best themed shop trophy from Wesley Smith, and Geraldine McNulty during the Christmas extravaganza of 2005. (Thanks to Lesley for sending me these last two.)