There has been no Fish and Chips in Abingdon town centre since the Lemon Place and then Smarts closed.
Fish and Chips is a great British Institution, that has taken a battering over the last 40 years with the arrival of pizza, burgers, and kebabs. There will be Abingdon Fish & Chips, where the Chinese Kitchen closed last year. The new blue sign went up last week along with the pictures of Cod and Plaice and Scampi.
Singin’ in the Rain is appearing at the Amey Theatre in Abingdon from Tuesday 17 to Saturday 21 April 2018 thanks to Abingdon Operatic. There was not a lot of rain in Abingdon this morning but some of the cast were there, nevertheless, in Bury Street to perform some of the numbers.
To find out more and book a ticket visit http://www.abingdonoperatic.co.uk/
Both the Head of the River rowing, and the Home Guard at Abingdon Lock have been cancelled because of the wet conditions. Here is a video showing some of the recent water from the River Thames and River Ock, mostly shot at various weirs.
The Morland Gardens development is about two thirds complete and looks very good. I have just been reading what Taylor Wimpey have to say about the development and our town …
Surrounded by trees and hedgerows, Morland Gardens is a new development located on the southern edge of the lovely market town of Abingdon.
For the weekly shop, you can choose from Waitrose or The Co-operative both within 1.5 miles from Drayton Road and other supermarkets a little further from home.
For all your retail therapy needs, visit The Orchard Centre and the Clarendon Centre, both less than 10 miles from your door. There is a lovely selection of pubs and restaurants in the town.
The last third of Morland Gardens to be developed is adjacent to what was the southern edge of Abingdon.
This road could have been called The Rookery, but the road names chosen are King Street, Bowler Gardens, and Thomas Way. The link could be from the WW1 Abingdon Roll of Honour …
KING, Percival Arthur
THOMAS, Albert
BOWLER, Edward John
Unless anybody knows better.