A familiar sight and sound in Abingdon is the Classical Guitarist.
Not as frequent, but I have seen them more than once, are these fully-grown Shetland ponies from Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire. Here to raise money for the Phoenix Children’s Foundation. They say the money they raise in Abingdon will be spent on helping children here in Abingdon.
I managed to get a picture of these two celebrities together. One is Terry Boswell, who appeared on Channel 4 as part of a docusoap, four in a bed. More about her at The Abbey Guest House .
Next to her is Louisa Hannan from Radio Oxford.
Here is Louisa again with Santa Clause.
Louisa turned on the lights this year. There was a good crowd despite the freezing conditions.
Helen and Douglas House won the best costumes, and Patisserie Pascal won the best window.
The event was sponsored by Scottish Widows, who run the Abbey Shopping Centre. Other sponsors were Mays (who run the out of town Fairacres Shopping Centre), the Chamber of Commerce, and Abingdon Town Council.
Today I saw Specsavers where it usually is…
then a few door further up, where Halford once sold car parts and bicycles, there is another Specsavers opening soon.
Either Specsavers are moving, or I ‘Ought to have gone to Specsavers.’
Where the Cherries amusement arcade once was, a Skinny Hippo is coming… I think they do Crafts and Gifts. Children or anyone over 60 can come in and be creative and make their own card or pot on the premises, while those of an inbetween age browse gifts from around the world.
Somebody is moving into the Charter Barber. No idea what they are to be. Those boxes only contained chairs.
Remade Guitar workshop and sales are about to open at Coxeters. So in a matter of months Abingdon has gone from zero to two guitar shops. You can buy a guitar in one, smash it, and then remake it in the other.
The Gift Centre has nearly completed their move to a few doors further up the shopping centre, and have opened.