Monthly Archives: May 2018

Guildhall work in progress

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Guildhall progressing
Work on the old part of the Guildhall is progressing. The Roysse Court Gardens are being dug up

The major benefits of the revamp include:
* Accessible toilets on the ground floor.
* Muniments room for the town’s archives with easy access and reading room.
* Improved reception area.
* Re-paving Roysse Court Gardens, including removing steps on the south side.
* Platform lift to old magistrates court.
Guildhall progressing
I don’t think the fate of the old staircase has been decided yet. It was to be modified to allow a lift to the upper storey but then people protested that the staircase was a town treasure.

Surrounding Area Lovely

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Surrounding Area Lovely
The boarded up Upper Reaches hotel was in the Abingdon Herald again last week, lamenting the continuing loss of a great place for people to stay. The surrounding area is lovely, and  with the right people in charge it would work.

Surrounding Area Lovely
Meanwhile a Hilton Hotel is expanding in Abingdon next to the A34.

Bank Holiday Walks

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Bank Holiday Walks
The Friends of Abingdon organised some Bank Holiday Walks. There were four in the morning and four in the afternoon. In the morning (seen here) you could discover Abingdon Abbey, follow the steps of St Edmund of Abingdon,
Bank Holiday Walks
circumnavigate the Abingdon Borough boundary from 1556,
Bank Holiday Walks
or visit some alternative flowerbeds created by the Abingdon Carbon Cutters.
Bank Holiday Walks
There were six alternative gardens: at Station House, in the Abbey Gardens (Pictured), beside the public toilets in the Abbey Grounds, by the kiosk of the Open Air Pool, alongside the new play area in the Abbey Grounds,
Bank Holiday Walks
and the wild flower garden in the Abbey Meadow.

Two new businesses in Bath Street

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In Bath Street, Abingdon, two new businesses have opened during May 2018.
Bath Street
H & H Nail Salon have opened where Marie’s used to be. There are already a few nail salons in Abingdon so nail salons must be in great demand.
Bath Street
Hani’s Romanian Restaurant & Shisha Bar also opened in May 2018. This is the first Romanian Restaurant to open in Abingdon.