The Pandemic did not stop people gathering round the war memorial to remember Armistice Day. At eleven o’clock on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, people stood and traffic came to a stop for the two-minute silence at Abingdon War Memorial.

The giant poppies have been switched on for the last few days near the war memorial.

The lights in Bury Street have also been on.

This afternoon, and evening, the rest of the Christmas lights came on unannounced in Abingdon Town Centre.

In normal times, hundreds of people would have gathered around the Market Place, after a day of entertainment, to watch as a celebrity switched on the lights.

Many local businesses cannot get the full benefit until the 2nd December, when they can fully re-open.