WHAT is happening to our lovely old town of Abingdon?

Each day when I have my lunchbreak, I walk round to the precinct, and there in all its ‘glory’ is a long stretch of pavement, bordered by a few shops, and large areas of boarded-up buildings.

How depressing. Where are all the lovely tubs of flowers that used to grace the area? This is unlike the rest of the town, which has lovely floral displays.

All I see now is litter, goodness knows what stuck to the pavements, cigarette butts and the occasional stain of dog pee on a pillar.

Not too inspiring really and not an area that I would recommend to anyone to see. Come on, council, get your act together. If you want the ‘footfall,’ this is not the way to get it.

MELANIE POOLE
White Road
East Hendred