Abingdon Local Excellence Market – In The Pink

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In The Pink
Today on the Market Place there was a local excellent market. Good to see Beyond Bubbles there. Their shop closed but they live on!
In The Pink
The Old Farmhouse Bakery from Steventon, just 3 miles from Abingdon, was also there.
In The Pink
It was a glorious day.
In The Pink
The Market did well. The Abingdon Carbon Cutters were there as usual making apple juice.
In The Pink
There were a wide variety of local apples. Many you would never see in a supermarket.
In The Pink
Not 2 Shabby had a stall at the Local Excellent Market. Their craftwork is often pink.

On the 1st Month I try to join in with the City Daily Blogs Theme – September 1st is Pink!

Car Keying

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Car Keying
East St Helen Street is one of the most idyllic streets. But a couple of nights back a large number of cars got keyed. That is where a sharp key or coin is used to scratch vehicles.

A scratch takes a second to do but causes the car owner hours of grief and money to repair.

I remember back in the 60s, when I was at primary school, our head mistress told the whole school off because a car had been scratched in a nearby road. She did not want our school’s reputation tarnished.

Why do some people scratch other people’s cars?

New Abingdon Lock Keeper

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New Abingdon Lock Keeper
Rich Hawkins has taken over as the new Abingdon lock keeper, and will be moving into the lock house at the start of September. He has previously served as a relief lock keeper on the River Thames for five or six years.

It sounds as though he has already been in charge at Abingdon since last winter when the River Thames had strong flows and was close to flooding on two or three occasions, and when Abingdon’s lock chamber was relined.
New Abingdon Lock Keeper
He writes an occasional column called ‘Go with the flow’ in the Abingdon Herald – as one of the new community writers.

There could be excitement ahead as the lock gates are to be refurbished this coming winter. Then Abingdon Hydro could build some electricity generating turbines.

Concept Image of New Wetherspoon Pub

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Concept Image of New Wetherspoon Pub
Thanks to Steven for sending me this link to a Concept Image of New Wetherspoon Pub” in Abingdon. Above is a property the estate agent is selling: 11 bedroom flat … Guide Price of £1,200,000.”

The flat is intended to be bought by a landlord and sublet as units.
Concept Image of New Wetherspoon Pub
The real Wetherspoon public house, The Narrows, has its own marketing signs. It offers ‘a bright future‘ to anybody wanting a job, ‘a world of choice‘ for drinkers, and ‘Time for food‘ for anybody wanting food as well. It “Opens 8th October 2013.