SLEDGES and grit have been flying off the shelves of Swindon stores.

“As soon as there is a speck of snow everyone wants a sledge,” said Steve Soar, of Old Town Hardware.

The store sold its last sledge on Wednesday and has tried to order more.

Blooms Garden Centre near Wroughton has sold out of grit.

“There has been a large demand for grit,” said a shop spokesman. “We sold out during the first bit of snow.”