Monday is typically the busiest day in Abingdon. The prospect of high temperatures today meant the Monday Market in Abingdon was quiet. Some stalls didn’t open, and people mostly stayed away.
The fish van came down from Grimsby with its built-in refrigeration.
The bread stall braved the rising temperatures.
St Nicolas was a cool place to be with the thick stone walls and small windows keeping it cool. The Co-op was another. The chiller cabinets kept the aisle temperature well below outside.
The Open Air Pool has been filled with water but will not open until the 25th of July. Exams are over for many young people, and some were swimming in the River Thames nearby. By the afternoon, there was more of a breeze.
As forest fires endanger life and property in France, forecasters forecast more heat in Abingdon tomorrow. The museum will be closed, and there will be no Preston Road Community Centre Bingo. A few town centre shops are closing early today and tomorrow.
4 young people drowned so far this week in rivers in England. Ridiculous that safe alternative of the outdoor pool is not open in mid July.
I quite agree Iain. I notice in the Oxford Mail our council blame the cost of heating the pool with rising energy prices. How come Hinksey and Wallingford pool are able to open and Abingdon can’t. This town’s best asset is it’s riverside setting, not to have the safe environment of an outdoor pool to swim in, by our lovely river is just not acceptable.