Not everyone likes the snow and ice quite so much. There is a link at the side with a Help The Aged / Oxfordshire County Council information sheet about Helping Vulnerable Neighbours in these cold and slippery conditions.

I was chasing the sunset yesterday as we walked back from Abingdon Lock where the snowman family still sit, although he has lost his arm.

Here is a view over the Cricket Field…

and the view from Abingdon Bridge.

The Town Council, and TVF hire equipment, have been recycling Christmas trees on the market place between 9am and 3pm.

(Representatives of the firemen were also out petitioning against the proposed changes to manning in Abingdon and Didcot… Public Meeting Friday 15th Guildhall 7 PM).

Here is the last we will saw of our Christmas Tree.

That was it.

Tim Smith, Martin Wakenier, Lou Heffernan and Sarah Glover made and sent me pictures of these wonderful creations in the Abbey Grounds. They made the Oxford ‘Ox’…

and the Vale ‘White Horse’.

Thanks to Sally for this huge snowman they made yesterday.

This is the Grace Family Snowman – dressed by Harriet and built by Dad.

Elizabeth sent me “Enjoying the last of the afternoon sunshine” from near Abingdon Lock.

Thanks to John for this picture of a large snow ball in the Albert Park.

On the bench outside Thorntons was this snowman – featuring real chocolate.

A new annex at Abingdon School rapidly took shape thanks to the snow.

There was this stylish snow person at the top of Coopers Lane with arms and legs.

Finally pigeons in the snow. It felt colder today and because a lot of roads and pavements were uncleared it was slippery.

The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (2005 film) was on TV last night, and this was the view out of our lounge window – like our own personal Narnia.

While others slept a row of snow men formed on the Market Place (thanks to Elizabeth for this one).

snow on snow on snow…

But carry on like this and 1987 is gonna get beat. More pictures of the snow and snow creations on tomorrow’s blog post.

The previous picture shows town council workmen clearing the Market Place. There were powercuts this afternoon from 4-7 affecting the High Street and the other side of West St Helen Street including the Co-op – but not our side.

And this is the national picture from a Nasa Satellite picture taken at 11.15 am today.