A woman has been left without a summer garden table for her grandchildren after a lightning strike.

Anna Herron, who lives in Northway, near Headington Hill in Oxford, received a photo of her shattered glass table from her daughter on the morning of September 6.

The 55-year-old had been staying with her youngest daughter in Cheltenham whilst her oldest daughter and grandchildren looked after her home in Oxford.

Miss Herron said: “My daughter is slightly deaf, but she said she heard something crashing in the night.

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“She went to check in the morning and the table had completely shattered.

“I was gutted because I only bought it last year, but there’s nothing I can do.

“Thank God it didn’t harm any of the children.

“I have eight grandchildren in all and it would have been a lovely table for all of use to sit around in the garden.”

 

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This story was written by Matthew Norman, he joined the team in 2022 as a Facebook community reporter.

Matthew covers Bicester and focuses on finding stories from diverse communities.

Get in touch with him by emailing: Matthew.norman@newsquest.co.uk

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