The Children’s Air Ambulance shop was completing the fitting of the shop over the weekend.
The window displays look smart – like a boutique.
On Monday the shop opened. It uses the premises previously used by Outdoor Traders.
The Children’s Air Ambulance is an air ambulance charity that transfers critically ill children from hospitals to specialist paediatric centres.
South East Workwear have expanded their design, embroidery and print studios, taking over space from Remade Guitars.
Remade Guitars have relocated to Dolgellau, but will be back with a monthly pop-up repair service in Glasshouse Studios in Cumnor.
Opened in 1994, South East Workwear specialise in workwear and school uniforms, and designs on clothes for business or personal use.
This week there is an article in the Abingdon Herald saying that Aldi will be coming to the Fariracres Retail Park if they can get planning permission.
Presumably that will be in the unit vacated by Beales last year.
Over the road holes have been drilled for the pilings for the redevelopment of the Oxford Abingdon Hotel as a Hilton.
Aldi is a global chain of over 10,000 supermarkets based in Germany.
Hilton is a global chain of over 570 hotels and resorts based in the USA.
2017 was not such a good year with more business losses than gains in Abingdon town centre . But then 2 businesses will open early in the new year and are being kitted out
Press on Changes in 2017 for a bigger (pdf) version of the map showing the changes.
Key:
Green is a shop that was vacant at the start of the year which is now occupied.
Yellow means a change of business.
Red is a vacant shop premises that was occupied at the start of the year.
Change in 2007 ( 6 green, 5 yellow, 10 red ) – Net Loss 4
Change in 2008 ( 10 green, 8 yellow, 13 red ) – Net Loss 3
Change in 2009 ( 9 green, 6 yellow, 6 red ) – Net Gain 3
Change in 2010 ( 9 green, 6 yellow, 5 red ) – Net Gain 4
Change in 2011 ( 2 green, 8 yellow, 5 red ) – Net Loss 3
Change in 2012 ( 6 green, 1 yellow, 7 red ) – Net Loss 1
Change in 2013 ( 6 green, 8 yellow, 6 red ) – Net Change 0
Change in 2014 ( 6 green, 8 yellow, 6 red ) – Net Change 0
Change in 2015 ( 6 green, 8 yellow, 6 red ) – Net Change 0
Change in 2016 ( 10 green, 5 yellow, 5 red ) – Net Gain 5
Change in 2017 ( 3 green, 6 yellow, 7 red ) – Net Loss 4
Welcome to:
Annie at the Boathouse
Costa (in front of the Old Gaol – late 2016 but forgot to add to map in 2016)
Delicious Abi
Papa Johns
Sean Antony (second shop)
Willow’s Shakeshop
Goodbye to:
AAH Printer Solutions
Acacia UK – until rebuilt after fire damage
Chinese Kitchen – work to reopen as new business in progress
Dapper Street
Kemp & Kemp
Marie
Patisserie Pascal
Outdoor Traders – work to reopen as new business in progress
Smarts
Valentina
White Horse Exotics
Move to new premises:
Polski Skleb Zubr
Change to similar business in same premises:
Eboni Marni (replaces Velvet Creations)
Helen’s Beauty (replaces Retreet)
(let me know any mistakes in this annual roundup)
