In March, permission was given to develop Old Abbey House as a 27 bedroom hotel. It was previously used as offices for the town council. A separate new-build cafe had been removed from the plans as it would have involved cutting down trees.

The Edible Abingdon beds in the Abbey Gardens will have raised beds added this Spring.

The information notice board, removed over the winter, has been reinstated.

It’s red tulip time in the formal flower beds during April. They are starting to lose their petals.

The blossoms of the Horse Chestnut trees now stand above the new leaves. They are seen here behind the folly in the Abbey Gardens.