Rain was falling in town today and many puddles formed.

Snow has started to make an appearance in a number of shop windows as the change of season takes hold.

Oxfam have even got a Snowing Christmas Tree that draws polystyrene beads from the base of the tree and cascades them down from the top.

In the Community Space (shop) the Studio Theatre group were publicising their seasonal show called Humbug – a musical version of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens which plays from 25 to 28 November at the Unicorn Theatre in Abingdon.

We had two very hot days on June 30th and July 1st.

The Daily Express reported roads melting, and the Daily Mirror reported hottest July day ever.

Rob sent me a picture from one of our leading Abingdon Supermarkets to show that all the freezers and fridges were emptied as temperatures reached 34C outside. Two other supermarkets in Abingdon also suffered freezer problems.

Refrigeration engineers were in demand nationally. According to The Leicester Mercury “The most usual issue was caused by blocked condensers… When the equipment is already working harder than usual, blocked condensers can make them overheat.”

Most freezers and fridges are back up and working 24 hours later, and temperatures are back to normal.

Strong Winds affected much of Abingdon on Monday and Tuesday. Branches and twigs were left strewn about, but as so often happens, the trees on soft land, near one or other of the rivers, fared worse.

After the wind, along the Mill Stream, and the banks of the River Thames, some trees were left leaning at a greater angle,

or even carried further from their original bank.

One tree, covered in ivy, near the bottom of Healey Close, by the River Ock, had been toppled over.