A little duckling is making cheep cheep noises because he cannot find his mum and desperately starts following a group of geese.
Mother Goose turned and soon let the ducking know that it had made a mistake and got it to go away. It carried on going cheep cheep as it carried on looking. Mum was not to be seen.
In November 2009 it was announced that with the exception of 100 or so stores that were sold as going concerns all of the remaining stores of First Quench Retailing Limited were to cease trading. That included two “The Local” Off Licences and one “Thresher” Off Licence in Abingdon.
Londis has recently opened on the Vineyard and is the first ex-Quench shop to re-open. Well done to them and thanks to Jones who told me they were coming. They are just by the bus stop.
The Local on Ock Street is currently being fitted as an Off Licence – name yet to be revealed. Also near a bus stop.
The ex Threshers on Peachcroft has planning permission to be turned into a licensed betting office. To be continued.
This could be the last picture from my old camera – showing stinging nettles by the River Ock. I think I lost the camera in the Albert Park today.
So the pictures I took today and my camera are lost. 🙁
Nethertheless you can still see a much fuller story of the pictures I tried to take on another Abingdon Blog: My Ecobuild .
Last Monday there was just bare earth where a bungalow had been demolished on Norman Avenue. A week later a whole new house has been built.
It was all made possible with German house building technique
The house was then given a traditional German House Blessing – which includes a toast by the architect. Thanks to Brigid at My Ecobuild for the picture.
I only wish I could find my own camera.
Abingdon’s biggest ever charity shop opened at the start of February. They say money raised will go towards the “Help For Heroes” charity.
Open from Monday to Saturday between 10am and 3pm the charity warehouse sells furniture, clothes, books, CDs and DVDs, bric-a-brac etc. from off the Drayton Road.
The Charity shop is run by the Kathryn Turner Trust in Unit 3 of the Ashville Trading Estate. Up to about a year ago there were a few empty properties here. EBI foods, Bach Flower Remedies, Unique Distribution, and Debenhams had been well known names here.
But now it has filled up again. Another notable business is The Loose Canon Brewing Ltd. – Abingdon’s newest brewer.
The last two units have just been taken by Allparts, a retailer and distributor of Automotive Parts.
They have been fitting out and stocking the warehouse over the last week, and are in the middle of a publicity drive to let people know.