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SUPERMARKETS:
The biggest
supermarket in Abingdon town
centre is Waitrose. It sells good
quality food. There are several
smaller, cheaper supermarkets close
to the school: The Co-operative and
Spar are two closest to the school.
There is a small Thai shop selling
Asian food on the High street.
BARBERS/HAIRDRESSERS:
Abingdon seems to have quite a
few of these! It is worth asking the
price before you have your haircut -
prices vary from ten pounds to thirty
pounds. You will not usually need
an appointment. If you want the
hairdresser to keep your existing
style, you ask for a trim.
POST OFFICE:
You can buy stamps
and post parcels from the Post Office
counter INSIDE the Co-Operative
Supermarket (Co-Op) on West St
Helen’s Street.
BANKS:
Lloyds TSB, Santander,
Natwest, HSBC and Barclays
banks have branches in Abingdon.
Usual opening hours are: 9am-
5pm weekdays and 10am to 1pm
on Saturdays. ATM machines are
open 24 hours a day. To open a bank
account, you will need a letter from
the school confirming you are a
student here. Ask your Housemaster
to arrange this.
PHOTO BOOTHS:
If you need
passport photos for any reason,
they can be taken at Timpsons (the
shoe repairers in the precinct) or
there is a booth in the Co- Operative
Supermarket (Co-Op).
STATIONERY:
There is a stationery
shop called WH Smith in the precinct
and another called Prices on Stert
Street. ‘Mostly Books’ on Stert Street
and ‘The Book Shop’ in the precinct
have a good selection of books and
will order any books for you.
RESTAURANTS:
Abingdon has
quite a few restaurants: Italian
Pizza Places, Chinese, Thai and
English Fish and Chips to name but
a few. The boys here will be able to
recommend their favourite places
to eat. Pubs serve food but will
not serve alcohol to people under
eighteen. You will be asked for proof
of your age if you look young. Pubs
serve soft drinks. Drinks are served
in pints (big glasses) or half pints
(small glasses). There are also a
number of coffee shops right in the
centre of the town. Sixth Form boys
are allowed into Abingdon during
lunchtime and in free time after
school but they must sign out in the
Signing Out book.
Waitrose sells good quality food,
freshly cooked everyday
Churches and Places of
Worship
The school has a strong Anglican
Protestant tradition. You will attend a
twenty-minute morning chapel service
for your year group once a week. There
will also be a Chapel service for boarders
on a Tuesday evening once a month
that you will need to attend. You will
also attend whole school services in St.
Helen’s Church at the start and end of
each term.
However, we recognize that you may
hold different religious beliefs and so
may want so access religious services
outside school. If you would like to
do this then you should speak to your
housemaster or tutor and they will help
you make arrangements. Below are some
of the local places of worship that you
may be interested in.
CHURCHES:
There are at least
ten churches in Abingdon. If you do
an Internet search for ‘Churches in
Abingdon’, you will be presented with
a list. By visiting their websites, you
can find out about services and other
activities. Here are some of the main
ones:
• St Helen’s (Church of England/
Anglican) Bishopsgate Road
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• Our Lady and St Edmund (Catholic)
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• Trinity Church (Methodist) Conduit
Road
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• Abbey Baptist Church
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• There is a Chinese Christian Church
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MOSQUES:
There are two main
Mosques in Oxford (both in the Cowley
area).
The Central Oxford Mosque is in Manzil
Way, Cowley, Oxford.
The Bangladeshi Islamic Education
Centre and Mosque is at 57 Cowley Road,
Cowley, Oxford.
TEMPLES:
There is currently no
Hindu Temple in Oxford but a project is
underway to build one.
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An example of a Barclays ATM machine, which
can also be seen around Abingdon town
Abingdon Town
