Only Spar was open on Christmas day and they did a good trade, but quite a few shops had re-opened on Boxing Day.
Bargain hunters were queuing outside fat face when the shop opened at 10am on Boxing Day.
The Saturday before Christmas has come, and gone, and it was a rainy day.
Large puddles formed in a number of places on the town’s roads.
Unlike previous Saturdays, I did not see any fairs or markets. So it was a pleasure to look in at Eileen on bath Street, where Pervin, International Harpist, was playing Festive music for the customers. I gather she plays every year at Eileen in Sumertown, then Eileen in Abingdon, as a seasonal special.
There was also champagne and chocolates.
ER Goffs closed on Bridge Street at 5pm on Friday, and reopened as Simon’s News at 4am this Monday morning – at 2 East St Helen Street.
That is not as early as Pascal over the road who starts baking bread and patisseries at about 2am.
The top end of East St Helen’s Street now has a number of fairly new retail businesses – two are very early starters.
Between Stert Street Dental Surgery, and Masons Wool Shop, a vacant shop has been transformed into a “pop-up shop” in the run up to Christmas.
The pop up shop features local craft and gift businesses: Beyond Bubbles, Richard Mathews Florist, Jolly Good Tote Bags, Miller & Jeeves, and Earth Addict Art.