The turf-cutting ceremony marked the official start of works just before the end of the Summer Term. Now in Michaelmas Term the Abingdon School Science Centre has sprung up in leaps and bounds.
The other major new building in Abingdon this autumn is Mayott House – where one centralised care home is being transformed into lots of modern care homes.
I loved pizzas long before I’d ever tried one thanks to the Mad Magazine’s depiction of what was just an American phenomena.
But pizza madness has come to Abingdon with two major chains facing each other across Ock Street.
Both currently have an offer of £7.99 for any size pizza if collected (* condition applies, this is October 2014).
Whereas Dominos would get people to dress up as dominos and wave at you from traffic roundabouts, Pizza Hut uses a mobile billboard to tell you about their offer.
As part of a Day of Action some local people were on the Market Place yesterday. They are worried about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) being negotiated between US and EU officials. It is intended to remove trade barriers and increase growth, but protestors worry it will increase corporate power at the expense of people power and the environment.
Also on the Market Place yesterday were scouts fund raising to go to the 23rd World Scout Jamboree at Kirara-hama, Japan
The World Scout Jamboree is a gathering of tens of thousands of Scouts and Guides from almost every country in the world who, for ten days live together, experience each others cultures, take part in exciting activities and have an amazing adventure.
One week after the Michaelmas Fair, the Runaway Fair has taken over the Market Place and High Street, and so all the traffic is going down East St Helen Street and up West St Helen Street.
The Liquid Amber Trees are in their autumn glory. Somebody did ask me why Abingdon Town Council did not consult local tree specialists about putting in native species rather than these American trees.
The Chairman of The Vale of White Horse District Council, Councillor Mike Badcock, presented awards today for people recognised for their voluntary service to communities in the Vale of White Horse.
There were awards for two people who Mike said had done a great deal for South Abingdon.
Both Preston Road Community Centre and Thameside School independently nominated Mary De Vere.
Mary also gives a lot of her free time working for Drayton Road Allotment Association and All Saints Church (in North Abingdon).
The other main force at Preston Road Community Centre is Ray Ball. As well as organising a lot of recent improvements to the centre; he runs youth groups, The Vineyard Church, and with Ellie his wife organises community activities such as mother & toddler groups.
There were lots of other examples of people who went above and beyond from other towns and villages in the Vale. That even included the man who scours the White Horse in Uffington to keep it bright.