The River Thames flooded again in Abingdon, but not as badly as in January.
It was sunny, so it made a good start to the half-term holidays. The Abbey Gardens Play Park was a popular place for families (beyond those poplars).
No one seems too worried about the water in the Rye Farm Car Park.
After 30 years of serving the Abingdon community, Seeneys Pet Supplies announced at the start of February (on Facebook) that it will be closing its doors permanently at the end of March. They thanked their loyal customers and dedicated staff for their support and said this decision was difficult. But ever-rising costs and falling revenue have made it impossible for them to continue operating the Abingdon store.
The closure of the Abingdon store does not affect the Weston-on-the-Green store. The Abingdon store will hold a closing down sale.
The neighbouring business Bella Rita, which occupies a different section of the building, has also had a closing down sale.
The River Ock caused flooding today (Saturday), leading to the closure of the Tesco Extra store in Abingdon. The store’s car park and access roads were underwater. This is the second time the store has had to close due to flooding in 2024. This follows persistent rain during much of Thursday.
The people of Ladygrove Estate watched the water with concern yesterday and today, but the water did not go as high as it did during the January flood.
P.S. Tesco reopened on Sunday.
Happy Lunar New Year! It’s the Chinese New Year of the Dragon in 2024. On Saturday, 10th February there’s a free exhibition of CHINESE BRUSH PAINTINGS AND SCROLLS by members of Oxfordshire Chinese Brush Painting Group. They are open from 10-2pm in the Community Space, Unit 24, Bury St Precinct, Abingdon. ( It’s the old H. Samuel shop).
Peter has sent me information about ADMS concerts and there will be two in March, one at St Helen and St Katherine School.
One at St Helen’s Church. For both concerts, tickets will cost £15 on the door or £13 if bought in advance (children £1 in both cases). For advance purchases, contact www.wegotttickets.com (booking fee applies) or tickets@adms.org.uk.
There are also regular chamber concerts at St Nicolas Church. The next is this Sunday and will feature a Cello Trio.
Music at the Unicorn are running concerts. The next one is on Tuesday 13th Feb. The full list is on
https://www.musicattheunicorn.org.uk/.
Make Music in Abingdon have live music on February 15th at the Loose Cannon Taproom where the music starts at 7.30pm. Performing are: Andy Hoger, The Holy Fools, Tim Friers & the Mercenaries.