Monthly Archives: December 2010

Craft Market

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Craft Market
There was Craft Market on the Market Place today. Things have warmed up a little since yesterday.
Craft Market
Heather Brown from the Choose Abingdon partnership was promoting the Choose Abingdon loyalty card. There are over 700 members and rising. The partnership is also providing a new service. There will be three easy to put up Gazebos for people’s use on the Market Place at a small charge. I will let you know more when the scheme is launched.
Craft Market
Most of the stall holders today brought their own gazebos – like Joanna here with her hubby selling some of her own design craft products.
Craft Market
The afternoon ended in rain and one of the new gazebos was quickly erected to allow the last group playing carols to stay reasonably dry.

There’s no chaos Here

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Newspapers had headlines about snow chaos elsewhere in the country.
Snow
Here in Abingdon there was some light fresh snow. This picture of East St Helen Street early yesterday morning shows what snow there was. Most of it has gone again now.
Snow
The early morning traffic from South Abingdon is there whether there is snow or not.

Bob The Snowman

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Bob The Snowman
Bob the Snowman was an important part of the window display at Lewis Baker until he was sold a few days before the Christmas Extravaganza evening. Eric the snowman went soon after.
Bob The Snowman
Lewis Baker did not quite win the best window at the Christmas Extravaganza. If anything they peaked too early.

Christmas Extravaganza 2010

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Extravaganza
I managed to get a picture of these two celebrities together. One is Terry Boswell, who appeared on Channel 4 as part of a docusoap, four in a bed. More about her at The Abbey Guest House .

Next to her is Louisa Hannan from Radio Oxford.
Extravaganza
Here is Louisa again with Santa Clause.
Extravaganza
Louisa turned on the lights this year. There was a good crowd despite the freezing conditions.
Extravaganza
Helen and Douglas House won the best costumes, and Patisserie Pascal won the best window.
Extravaganza
The event was sponsored by Scottish Widows, who run the Abbey Shopping Centre. Other sponsors were Mays (who run the out of town Fairacres Shopping Centre), the Chamber of Commerce, and Abingdon Town Council.