So what’s all this about, then? The enigmatic poster depicted above first appeared on the Oxford–Abingdon bus service a couple of weeks ago, and continues to intrigue me. It somehow reminds me of both this: and this: [...]
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It’s that time of the year again. If your daughters have delicate musical sensibilities, you might want to consider locking them up – along with anyone else with taste, good sense or a nervous disposition. For this Saturday, Market Place will be proud to host the nth Annual Abingdon’s Got Talent (sic) talent show. By [...]
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First, an update on my last post. Never afraid to admit when I’m wrong, I have to report that Wow Pound has indeed changed its name — to Wow Pound Plus. Not bad, but the “plus” suggests to me that, were I to venture inside the “new” store, I would find something extra — something above and [...]
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The economic rollercoaster that is Abingdon central business district continues to twist and turn like a twisty-turny thing. Just last week, I noticed that Wow Pound (formerly known as 9TP) is now selling items costing more than £1. Some are as much as £9.95. Ignoring any possible breach of advertising standards (the shop has not changed its name to [...]
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Abingdon town centre was a battleground of good vs good (causes) yesterday, with an Eco Fair in the Guildhall and a Breast Cancer Awareness event just across the road in in the market square. In the clash of green against pink, the latter seemed to have won the hearts and minds of our local shopkeepers. I guess pink [...]
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When I opened the blinds this morning, I was greeted by a remarkable sight — while we residents of South Abingdon had slumbered, three little gifts had been deposited outside every house in the street. Well, one little gift and two quite big ones. Thanks are due to the Bin Fairy, who paid us all a visit during [...]
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Encouraging signs of economic recovery this week, whatever the Bank of England might say. Our local 90p shop, which closed down recently, has been refitted and restocked and is reopening tomorrow as… a pound shop! When the old discount emporium (cleverly named 9TP) opened its doors last year, I was well acquainted with pound shops, but this [...]
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I just discovered that the guy I had never heard of has a Wikipedia page (not that that always means much). He has ALF connections too, but in an Oxford Times interview said his aim is now to “influence Government policy through legal channels.” My gosh, I am so ignorant of all this stuff! But I remain [...]
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Could I be the ultimate floating voter? Story is, I am a not-very-active member of Animals Count, and had I lived in the single constituency where the party has put up a candidate, I would, of course, have voted for him. (This is not a criticism, by the way – I am well aware how expensive [...]
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On reflection, I felt a bit mean after criticizing ‘Abingdon’s Got Talent’ in my last post, for reasons as follows. I never actually saw or heard any of the acts. Would I have the nerve to stand on a stage and sing in front of an audience of strangers (in a non-drunken-wedding situation)? Someone might [...]
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