At Trinity today we started it all off by singing “Oh Come, Oh Come, Emmanuel” and the first Candle on the Advent Crown was lit.
Next week there is a Gift Service where people bring gifts to put under the tree. Here are people taking gift hints and tags from the Christmas tree. I got a very simple one “Please buy felt pens for a resident of …… …… … Bring to the gift service on 10th December. Thank you.“

On Sale in the Guildhall are Charity Christmas Cards. This selection is pinned to the Guildhall noticeboard.
The cards are arranged alphabetically by charity round the Old Council Chamber: … Care, Cancer Research UK, British Red Cross, British Heart Foundation…
Down the middle are wrapping papers, gift bags, and small trinkets.

The chandeliers were mounted fifty years ago as part of the 400th Charter celebrations.

The largest removal firm in Abingdon is Robinsons. They can be found near the A34 Marcham interchange, down Nuffield Way.

They don’t get all the jobs. An outfit called Diamond from Croydon had a shuttle of vans clearing the CPS office in Lombard Street. They were moving the crates and desks to Cowley in Oxford.
Another nearby office that has been vacated during the year is Twickenham House. The Website of the former occupants, Harding & Yorke, says ‘In October this year we moved to wonderful new offices at: The Old Stables, Manor Farm, Appleford-on-Thames.’

There was a preview of this work in progress, back in March, at the Clubs and Societies Open Day. The completed panel of carvings is now in on display in the library.
The panels have been carved to commemorate Abingdon’s 450th Charter Year by the local branch of the British Woodcarvers Association.

The group was set up as a result of a wood carving course led by Brian Eastoe, at Abingdon College. Panels show Abingdon subjects such as a soldier from Dalton Barracks…
…Abingdon Bridge…
…and a 1556 Penny – somewhat larger than the original.