There is no snow yet in most of Abingdon although it is very cold …
but some shop windows in Abingdon – like Smiths the Chemist – have experienced heavy snow.
Heavy snow hits Smiths
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Eat Drink and Think Local
There is a new directory of local food in Abingdon produced by the Carbon Cutters, and available from Local Roots at £1, called ‘Eat, Drink and Think Local’, It lists shops and restaurants that source food locally. Local Roots always does that, and at Christmas they are getting supplies from within a mile or two…
Turkeys…
and Geese come from just up the road at Peachcroft Farm in Abingdon.
Four in a Bed
The Channel 4 programme Four in a Bed comes to Abingdon. Four couples who run Bed & Breakfasts compete to see who provides best value for money.
They each stay with each other for a night, and judge each other. In the final programme they stay with the couple running the Abbey Guest House in Abingdon – both members of Mensa.
The entertainment comes from the personalities and how friendly or fiercely competitive they become. The knowing docusoap commentary also make the programme fun.
Dinglemania takes off in Abingdon
A celebrity called Cain Dingle was in town today to open Poundland Abingdon. The Dingles are a family in the British soap Emmerdale. They tend to have Biblical names, and get into trouble with the law.
He was a few minutes late for the 11am opening and the compere had started to prepare what to do – like offering free gifts all round – if the celebrity did not show.
But the celebrity did appear from inside the shop, and there was a huge cheer. I was amazed at the size of the crowd, and at how pleased people were to see him. Some hugged him like an old friend. But then I don’t watch Emerdale.