The level of the River Thames in Abingdon has been slowly rising over the last four or five days.

It has not flooded Rye Meadow completely, but has spread some way across and created pools.

On the cricket ground at Hales Meadow, pools are large enough to give reflections of the cricket pavilion. Instead of its former white exterior, the pavilion now has cladding. I’m not sure when that happened.

Nearby is the ground of Abingdon Town FC, said to be the 24th oldest football club in the world, according to footballhistory.org. The familiar sign by the ground looks overgrown, which makes me wonder what is the current state of play?