Category Archives: abbey shopping centre

Cargo going back to Witney and Somerfield to become the Co-op

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Top end precinct changes
Cargo are likely to be out of Abingdon by the end of October – they have a Closing Down Sale. This may tie in with the recent re-opening of Cargo in Witney with a larger premises. Cargo came to Abingdon when the Cargo in Witney closed during the redevelopment of the Witney Woolgate shopping centre.
Top end precinct changes
Somerfield is about to be re-branded as a co-operative food which will mean we will soon have two Co-ops in Abingdon Town Centre.

History comes alive in the Community Shop

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Community Shop - History Groups

This week, and next, Abingdon’s history societies have taken over the community shop. Most of the displays are done by the multi-talented Abingdon Area Archaeological and History Society (AAaHS).
Community Shop - Natural History Groups

There are also some displays by the Friends of Abingdon, and an unnamed group of us who organise Heritage Open Day.

But the biggest draw has to be the large aerial photographs of Abingdon in days gone by. It is amazing the details people remember looking down on the route they once took to school. It makes history come alive.

Abingdon Gift Centre to Move

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Gift Centre to Move
The Gift Centre are to move from No 25 Bury Street to No 29 Bury Street, that is between Samuels and Dorothy Perkins.
Gift Centre to Move
Currently their picture framing workshop is off site, but at no 29 they will have room upstairs for both picture display and framing.
Gift Centre to Move
Their old unit at No 25 will be knocked through to create a larger unit for a national chain.

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