Having been forwarded this ‘Buon Natale!’
from Lucca, one of Abingdon’s twin towns, I thought I’d also like to say:
“Merry Christmas!” from This Abingdon to you, wherever you are.
I’ll show you the unwrapped present, bought from this Oxfam window, on the blog tomorrow.
Can you put the right names by the right shop? This should be easier for people living in Abingdon.
Shop 1
Shop 2
Shop 3
Shop 4
Shop 5
Give up? The answer is here.
Its been three months since “Name that School – 1“. Time for another… 
The name, on the fence, of this Abingdon school has been disguised.
Two clues:
The school emblem is a deer and crown.
The school name is two words and an anagram of ‘Munch Moors’
There is a notice outside Saint Helen’s Church saying if you see a van parked outside between the hours of 6 PM and 8 AM ‘Notify the police! They are stealing our roof.’ We thought we had caught this man red-handed this morning, taking the precious holly. But it turned out to be an inside job and he was helping to decorate the church.
Elsewhere up West Saint Helen Street, notices have gone up to say The Co-op are looking for people with retail experience, and their opening hours. 
And Frugal food have just put out their Christmas display of dried fruit, and nuts -as cake segments.