‘Oxfordshire Life’ is on a special stand at Waitrose this month. The front cover, and a colourful article, features Abingdon.

“After the floods Abingdon says: We’re Open for Business… Ready to welcome visitors back…”

“Located at the seat of the Vale of the White Horse, Abingdon is a pretty town situated on the bank of the Thames known for its unique shopping, rich cultural history and charm.”

Need I go on?

With buildings like this

And roads like this

And flowers like this…

Beyond Southern Town park, there is the sewage treatment works, and allotments, and there are short trails that lead into bushes and brambles but then become impassible.

So fruit like this doesn’t always get picked

The running track re-opened, back in June, after it got a new surface. There was also work to create wheelchair anchor points for the throwing events. These were the first major changes since the track opened back in 1995.

At Abingdon School, at the junction of Bath Street and Faringdon Road, the sports hall is being expanded.

Next to the Fitzharries Public House, the old ambulance station is soon to be replaced by housing.

A new housing development called Northcourt Square is taking shape near Dunmore School.