Craft Fair in the Abbey Buildings
The annual Crafts for Christmas show has got under way in the Abbey Buildings this week. Tomorrow (Sunday) the Charter multi-storey car park will be open until after the show […]
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Quiz Tickets Selling Fast
The Mayor’s Charities Quiz Tickets have been on sale for the month of September and are looking like they will sell out this month. There are 45 unreserved tickets left […]
Fairs Return to Town
The annual Michaelmas Fair will be operating on Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th October, with the Runaway Fair following on the week after. For more information about the fairs, and […]
News from the Vintage Fair
Heritage Weekend has started in great style. The 1914 re-enactment stalls are entertaining the crowds on the Market Place and lots of people are coming into the Guildhall now for […]
Abingdon WW1 Commemoration Event – are you in this?
Abingdon is ready for its very first WW1 family activity day in the Market Place tomorrow at 10am. This one day only event will be filled with activities for everyone with some […]
Flagging it Up
Residents and businesses alike have told the Town Council how much they enjoy the sight of Abingdon, St George and the Union flags flying from lamppost fixings around the town. Sadly wind […]
Dragons on the loose
Dragon Boats will be competing up and down the river tomorrow (Sunday 7th September) with around 20 teams paddling furiously to win the one-day competition and raise money for charity. […]
Lights Out in Abingdon-on-Thames
Abingdon-on-Thames is participating in the nation-wide Lights Out commemoration on August 4th. “The lamps are going out all over Europe: we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime.” […]
Featured article by local trader
Mark Thornton of Mostly Books in Stert Street has written a very detailed piece about the threats faced by independent booksellers which is featured on Shiny New Books, a new blog […]
BID Project Progresses
The department for Communities and Local Government have confirmed that the team putting together a Business Improvement District proposal for the town centre have been awarded their next tranche of […]
