Tony has sent a small cheerful sign in times of bad news – the first daffodils in a small front garden in central Abingdon.
From Trinity Facebook “Prayers for the family & friends of the person stabbed in Abingdon today. Prayers for the those shaken by the attack and our town traders.“
After the demise of the Saxton Arms, there remains one pub that carries on doing well in South Abingdon.
Lord Stokes, the chairman of British Leyland, opened this pub. in December 1974 at a time when MGs were still made in Abingdon,
After a competition run by the Morland brewery and pub chain, the pub was originally named after a world famous Racing Car, designed and built in Abingdon in the 1930s – the MG EX 127, otherwise known as the Magic Midget.
Greene King took over over the Abingdon based Morland brewery and pubs in 2000, and have since become the largest pub chain in the UK.
The pub was redesigned in 2002. Different bar areas were integrated to make one large bar and dining area, and it was renamed as The Midget.
The Midget has been run by the same family for over seventeen years, and is a popular local pub.
Anne says “Taylor Wimpey have restarted building in earnest after the failure of the final challenge. This time it was Goliath and not the David of local democracy that won, alas.”
Traffic out of South Abingdon was fairly slow this morning as most people headed towards Tesco, the trading estate, and the A34. It tailed back nearly as far as the new development.
The new pedestrian lights put in, at the expense of the developers, to marginally improve the traffic flow out of the Drayton Road by holding back traffic on Ock Street, have been operating for some weeks now. So it would be interesting to know if they have had the desired effect.
Thanks to Sarah for this follow up to the post about the 1978 Abingdon Market Place Act …
“As promised, here is a somewhat poor picture of Fritzi’s hot dog van in the Market Square circa 1979.
It’s taken from a brochure which was produced for the opening of Miele in Abingdon. The full picture shows a Miele lorry in front of the County Hall. Behind the County Hall you can see a gap that is now filled by the Sue Ryder shop on East St. Helen Street.”
Miele are still here in Abingdon – employing many Abingdon people in 2015.
The weather forecast for the Market Place this Saturday predicts strong winds. The planned Christmas Craft Market has been postponed until next Saturday – 12th December 2015.