The Former Saxton Arms Pub

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Saxton A
The Saxton Arms sign now just says Saxton A, and there is a hole in the wall where the Morlands plaque used to be. The former pub was given planning permission back in June 2015 to become a shop. There is now a further planning application detailing how the proposed shop could look with: the addition of a cash machine, larger central shop door, external stairs, and additional storage at the back. The planning applications does not indicate who could run the shop.

There is a petition in the shops in Reynolds Way, close by, that local people loyal to the existing shops have been signing, objecting to the new shop as not needed.

Northcourt Centre in the Community Freespace

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Thanks to Sally for this ….

Angela Lawrence has organised six groups who use the Northcourt Centre to use the Community Freespace (Bury Street, Abingdon) until Saturday to showcase some of what goes on there.
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The 6 groups are: Fitzharrys WI, Abingdon MS society, Abingdon Country Scottish Dance Club, AAAHS, Abingdon Flower Club, and Abingdon Peace Group.
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Here is Jackie Smith of AAAHS (Abingdon Area Archaeological and Historical Society) with their display;
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Sally Reynolds with the Abingdon Peace Group stall;
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and Hilary Kell and Val Smith at the Fitzharrys WI stall. They celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2016.
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Sally says “There was no-one there this morning from the Flower Club or the MS society – we are all covering each others’ stalls in a great show of co-operation!” And I would add “well worth visiting.”

Shop Window

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The December 1st theme for City Daily Photo is Shop Window. The shop keepers in Stert Street, Abingdon, came outside their shop windows to watch the Christmas Extravaganza parade on Saturday.

White Horse Exotics is a new shop selling exotic pets, and everything you need to keep an exotic pet. Masons is one of three Masons in Abingdon – and a very well established business. The Stert Street shop sells wool and upholstery fabrics.

Abingdon Market Place Act 1978

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In 1970 all the efforts of the councils to stop cars parking on the refurbished Market Place were put in jeopardy. A hamburger vendor convinced local magistrates that the Market Place was partly a highway.
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A few years later a private bill was given Royal assent in June 1978. Sponsored by the Vale of White Horse District Council, and Abingdon Town Council, it allowed the Town Council to lock the gate and legally control what vehicles are allowed on the Market Place.