A day in Banbury

Mum is getting increasingly concerned that clothes do not fit her. She was a size 12-14 in Chinnor, but since we came into this area, she has gone down to a size 8-10, wighing only 910 pounds , or just over 6 stone! We spent quite a bit of time on the IOW last month looking for clothes and managed to buy one or two skirts/tops at M&S or BHS, but unfortunately when she tried them on, on our return to the Chalets, Lo & behold they had either shrunk or stretched; so for the second time we had to visit the same shops to get the money back. Poor darling was getting desparate and after a visit to an independent houte coutures in Woodstock, and one or two visits to the Eastex portion of Debenhams, she appeared to be quite happy. Trouble is when we go out to a function where she likes to look nice (don't we all), a new outfit is required. So, as we are going out this coming weekend, we decided to catch the freebie bus to the Banbury shopping centre (Castle Quay) where we knew there was a Debenhams. We caught the bus one or two stops before our regular bus stop to make sure that we got a seat into town, as Thursday is a very popular outing and a lovely Market Day. In due course we arrived in Banbury and our first port of call was Debs, just inside the entrance to Castle Quay and she spent some time looking round the ladies clothing section, while I sat down and waited, as walking is no good for me. The Eastex section did not suit and after a while she was persuaded to look at Principles, where a very helpful assistant (who used to live in Kings Sutton) took pity on her and was able to fit her out with some suitable clothes in her size - Thank goodness, I thought, as the time was approaching our return bus time. We duly caught the bus back to K/S and I forgot to press the stop bell and it was not until we were out of the village on the way to Brackley, that the bus eventually stopped, leaving us to walk back to the village where I had parked my car. Serves me right, but we had a good 20 minutes walk that we had not planned. What a laugh!
Steve, I have downloaded Classic FM and I am listening to it on my Tiger while I am typeing this. Perhaps Julian ought to try as it is a popular Classics programme with local UK news as well. I think I'll stop before it gets too boring!! Love to all - Don't forget Tina!! Dad.