A Christmas Shop is about to open where the Community Shop used to be along Bury Street.
In the window it shows 60 days to Christmas.
The Community Shop has moved along on the same side, and this half term week there are play activities thanks to the North and South Abingdon Children’s Centres.
Outside what was the Ox Public House, on the Oxford Road in Abingdon, signs on the hoardings now advertise “Fruit and vegetables…” “Fresh bread and cakes…” “You shop we drop…”.
The Abingdon Herald front page story last week highlighted the traffic dangers of this particular site becoming a Tesco Express. See more at the website for the campaign against …Tesco Oxford Road Action Group.
I read in the Abingdon Herald last Wednesday that the new plans for the redevelopment of the Abbey shopping centre (aka the precinct) have been submitted. Pictures of before and after are still on display in one of the shops.
To summarise …
Before: flat 1970s roofs, smaller shops with covered walkways and fewer people
After: traditional roofs, larger shops to attract major national chains, with brighter spaces, and more people. Let us hope it works out well for the sake of Abingdon.
There was another Chamber of Commerce showcase event on the Market Place today where the business theme was Health and Beauty.
Paul Townsend – Chair of Abingdon-On-Thames Chamber of Commerce, and Heather Brown from the Choose Abingdon partnership were there – fine examples of health and beauty if ever I saw.
There were about 8 businesses taking part… Acuabi are an Abingdon Chinese medicine and acupuncture clinic operating from Bowyer Road. They have an open day on 12th November when they are offering free taster treatments.
The House of Colour helps analyse what colours suit you and complements your natural colours, and make a very colourful picture.
Beyond Bubbles were there with some of their Abingdon made soaps – normally to be found on Stert Street.