BAD NEWS…

Val is closing down Frugal Food. I don’t know why. The notice says “Stock up while you can!!“

On a selfish note… I don’t know where I’ll be able to get that fresh tasting Bombay Mix and those Samosas and pies and other things that she sells but you cannot find anywhere else. She has been the one who has promoted Fair Trade, and healthy ecologically friendly food, long before the rest of us caught on… or at least tried to catch on but didn’t always.

If you have read the town crier – the little green magazine from the Town Council – you will realise that from Mid October, Abingdon High Street Phase 2 AbITS work is to start. It involves re-laying footpaths and kerbs, road resurfacing, new uncontrolled crossing points…

removing unnecessary street furniture, two new bus shelters, and the introduction of a 20 MPH limit in the town centre. The recent coloured markings presumably may have something to do with the work.

I missed the 20 MG cars leaving the Market Place about ten days ago to go to Argentan. But today popped up to the museum to see if Brian had any pictures he could let me have now they are back. The group drove over and stayed at Argentan and visited places like Camembert, Le Mans, and did some Gokart racing.

This is the closest I got to a picture – showing the group about to leave Abingdon, but we did not have the technology to get it to This Blog. I will have to wait until Brian does a presentation to the Twin Towns Society to see any more – date to be fixed.

P.S.

And thanks for this image from the MG Works Club in Abingdon showing the vehicles in front of a French Building.

The Abbey Brass were in the Market Place this morning and there was a good number of them too. I could hear their music from the bottom of West St Helen Street (aka The BackStreet).