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Clubs and Societies Day


The Clubs and Societies Open Day was happening today in the Guildhall. The Old Speckled Hen Clog dancers are seen here strutting their stuff outside.

It was an opportunity to meet members of many local organisations and find out what they do.

As always it was over subscribed and very popular, and some people who could not find a pitch inside, set up their pitch on a windy Market Place. This is Jackie from the Abingdon Craft Club…

More pictures to follow…

Underneath the Thai Orchid Restaurant


Underneath the Thai Orchid Restaurant, a new shop sign has been put up. It has the same blue writing on white ground as the previous two signs for the Chinese Medical Centre, and Hadleigh China Shop.

Like these statues in the upstairs window of the Thai Orchid restaurant, the shop has an oriental theme. It is …. to be continued

Back to Roots


Sophie Grigson has a number of cookery books on sale at Mostly Books, including one on Vegetables. She was in town just over a week ago for the V-Day 2008 Charity performance at the Guildhall, raising money for victims of domestic violence.

She will be back again on Friday 11th April to open this new shop in East St Helen Street. The proprietors are going back to roots with their shop.