Everything looks set for the opening of the Wildwood Kitchen on Bury Street. Over the coming weekend there will be a ‘soft opening’ with a limited number of customers to ensure everything is working properly.
Then on Monday they will be opening properly.
When the Kings Head and Bell had a revamp last year, the bell shaped sign – with a picture of King Charles I – could not be rehung, as the hanger was broken. There were some complaints when it was replaced with a sign with just writing.
A picture of King Charles I has been re-instated, but without the bell.
In June 2015 Abingdon Business Park was sold by Standard Life to Rockspring.
The site has now been re-branded, and Rockspring with their joint venture partner, XLB Property, are undertaking a major regeneration of the park, refurbishing empty properties to increase occupancy.
Before it became Abingdon Business Park in the 1980s, the MG Factory was on this site, and a few of the original factory buildings have been reclad to form the units along Colwell Drive – what was the MG mechanical repair shop in B-Block now houses UKMail, a major competitor to Royal Mail.
Daffodils have had a very long season —– stretching back to the start of January. Spring is now here and the late daffodils, over the other side of the River Thames from St Helens Church, are in bloom.
The parish of Abingdon-on-Thames have a full Easter programme – starting off with the Palm Sunday services: one at St M, one at St H, and then one at St N.
Yesterday the Abingdon Vineyard Church had their annual Easter Party in the Park with Easter Egg Hunt, egg and spoon races, face painting and kids v adults tug-a-war. They meet usually at Preston Road Community Centre, and this morning have an informal kind of worship with Easter Crafts from 10:30am to 12 noon. It is described as ‘a chance for mums and dads to chill out over coffee while the kids enjoy themselves.’