A notice in the window of Added Ingredients says that the shop will not be reopening fully in October, as planned, but may open for a stock sale (cash only). For a long time, Jill Carver has been one of the mainstays of the town centre, not only running Added Ingredients but also chairing the Chamber of Commerce. There is more information on the Added Ingredients website.

A new shop opened in Bury Street this week. A local company have vaporiser shops in Abingdon and Witney and online shopping from Kingstone Bagpuize. The company’s previous shop in Stert Street closed because the premises needed remedial work.

The new shop has a minimalist look. Products are in a display case in the centre of the shop, with lots of space to vape.

The signs came down today at Andrews Estate Agents in Abingdon. The branch in the High Street has now closed.

This is what the branch looked like in 2022 and inset in 2006.

They were at 9 Bath Street from 1963 until they moved to High Street, probably about twenty years ago.

We bought and sold our first house through their Bath Street branch, and their salesmen used to say that the business was unique. The founder, Cecil Jackson Cole, set up the company in 1946 to fund three charitable trusts by selling houses.

I have not seen any notifications about moving to another Abingdon address.

The new store in Abingdon is now looking for Store Assistants to be trained in nearby stores to give them a flying start at Abingdon. I looked and ‘At the new store, you’ll never find yourself bored and twiddling your thumbs on the till as a Store Assistant. In fact, time will fly by.’

Time is flying by, and the facade has changed from grey to brown.

Over the road at the Kingsgate estate, the paths have been tarmacked so that journeys can be made on foot or by bike.