Abingdon had a red weather warning area today. Strong winds meant that a number of businesses chose not to open today. (There was a limited Farmers Market . Styan’s veggies from Worcestershire struggled in as did the two local butchers, the Bath cheese man, the honey man and the trout farmer. However their stalls were reduced in size with no awnings.) There were not a lot of people about. during the peak winds during the morning and early afternoon. The skies kept changing from blue to cloudy. There was a little rain.
Down West St Helen’s Street at least two properties lost roof tiles onto the public pavement, and The Salvation Army chose to close their pavement. There were also a couple of garden walls fell down along St Helen’s Close.
A tree had come down onto the pathway through the Box Hill Woods.
The winds lessoned by late afternoon. Paths were strewn with twigs under trees and some larger branches had split from trunks. Examples here are across the River Thames from St Helen’s Church.
A large branch had fallen from the large tree in front of Cosener’s House and drifted down the River Thames. There were work people with chain saws chopping damaged trees in the Abbey Meadows.
A Yew was damaged in Albert Park.
There was a limited Farmers Market actually. Styan’s veggies from Worcestershire struggled in as did the two local butchers, the Bath cheese man, the honey man and the trout farmer. However their stalls were reduced in size with no awnings so maybe Backstreeter didn’t notice them.
I was probably too late. I will change the text. Thanks Michael.
power out from friday morning to sunday evening in kingston bagpuize.
Does that mean no one could charge their cars? Hopefully they managed ok…
it means lots of frozen / chilled food going in the bin and a return to mediaeval times where you go to bed in the dark and get out in the light. it’s enough to drive you to a book and a few candles.
We would all just settle down and watch netflixks on the telly.
without power?
True. But shouldn’t burn candles – can you imagine the carbon footprint!?