Oxfordshire went into Covid-19 tier four today. Under tier four, non-essential shops, gyms, hairdressers and indoor entertainment venues must close. This meant that Boxing Day Sales could not go ahead at Fatface.

The traditional Boxing Day MG gathering on the Market Place was also missing.

Water levels continued to rise during Christmas Day. By Boxing Day, anybody out for a walk round Abingdon could not complete a circular walk as the return path was underwater.

People were struggling with boats. Some were banging pegs into firmer ground.

Others were adjusting ropes to get the boat level.

In Rye Farm Car Park some unfortunate car owners will have found their cars underwater.

Flood tourists came to see the floods in Abingdon.

The new flood prevention wall near St Helen’s Mill may have stopped water flowing in from the banks, but  water had welled up some other way.