After a week away, we’ve returned to find that Abingdon has had snow and frosts while we were away, and this weekend, the Local Excellence Market was cancelled due to a storm forecast.

Wreaths have been removed from the war memorial to prevent being blown about.

Heavy rain has swept across the town. Storm Bert, a deep low-pressure system affecting much of the UK, brought 3.3 cm of rain in the 24 hours up to 7:00 PM, according to data from the monitoring station at the Abingdon Sewage Works: Abingdon Rainfall Data.

Abingdon faced persistent rainfall throughout Monday. Runoff from the rainfall or blocked drains caused some roads to flood.

The Monday Market was reduced in size, with only four stalls open, and a lot of customers only going into town if they had to. The run off from the Market Street carpark caused some minor flooding to the back of some shops.

Roads throughout the town experienced surface flooding. In particular, the Northcourt Road junction with Oxford Road which often floods.

New developments, such as Radley Reach, saw their flood pools filling up as the rain continued throughout the day.

The good news it that the open air pool is staying open a few day longer until September 8th. The open air pool thrives on sunshine. Looking ahead ‘Heavy rain is expected for some areas of the UK on Thursday and Friday, but over the Bank Holiday weekend many will experience drier and brighter conditions.’

The campaign of the summer has been ‘Love Abingdon, don’t drop litter, bin it or take it home.’

It would be good if the sunshine returned and the children took over a cleaned up splashpad.

Thanks to Paul for these pictures of the Aurora last night from the Abingdon Rugby Club. Amazing!

Huge bursts of energy from the Sun hit Earth’s magnetic field, causing a beautiful light show with colourful streaks across the night sky!

For those of us who missed it last night, there could be another chance tonight. The Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, is rarely seen as far south as Abingdon.