Flooding in England

[LadyMo]

We have been horrified watching TV news this week.Such a huge area that has been affected.My heart goes out to all the people who have been affected.It will be months before they get their houses back to normal.

I'm only glad that we were not on holidays in any of these areas.

I wonder how many Club Sites have been flooded?

 

[LMH]

I have been watching the news with interest, it has been terrible. The emergency services have been working flat out.

I wondered if any campsites have been affected.

I had to have my horse in the back garden overnight on Monday, as the field was flooded. He's gone elsewhere for a couple of days now.

Lisa

 

[Lord Braykewynde]

I have been watching the news with interest, it has been terrible. The emergency services have been working flat out.

I wondered if any campsites have been affected.

I had to have my horse in the back garden overnight on Monday, as the field was flooded. He's gone elsewhere for a couple of days now.

Lisa

Wheres "he's gone elsewhere"?

The neighbours garden?

 

[AnnM1]

Hi everyone!

We landed back home on Sunday after spending 2 weeks at West Ayton CC site which was so badly affected by the torrential rain which hardly stopped over the period we were there (3 days of sun in 2 weeks and only 1 b-b-q!!!). We spent the first week on grass at the bottom of a slight slope - wonderful weather on arrival and the following day was sunny too. However, overnight the weather changed, and did it! We couldn't get on hard standing at the time of arrival so we had no choice but to sit it out. Flip flops were the order offootwear for a total of 7 nights! Our awning being several inches deep in water! I have never seen rain like it, it was quite frightening when heading out with the dog for a very quick tiddle. On the 8th day we managed to secure a hard stand, although if we hadn't we would have had to curtain our holiday and return home early. All 40 grass pitches were closed for most of this period and, even when advised not to attend the site, members continued to arrive.

After our arrival home in Sheffield we were greeted with the news of flooding a couple of days later. Flaming June!!!

Although the flooding is subsiding large members of the community are spending nights away from their homes having been evacuated due to a Dam seriously threatening to burst. M1 shut down between J32-34 north bound/J36-32 south bound!

So forget worrying about the grass cutting. We haven't any grass to cut - its all under water!

Well done everyone who has returned from holiday or due to go. Hope the conditions improve for you.

Finally a big thank you for all the effort made by the wardens at West Ayton who tried to make good of the terrible conditions.

 

[LMH]

I have been watching the news with interest, it has been terrible. The emergency services have been working flat out.

I wondered if any campsites have been affected.

I had to have my horse in the back garden overnight on Monday, as the field was flooded. He's gone elsewhere for a couple of days now.

Lisa

Hi LB

Neighbours - That made me laugh!!!

I had to keep him at the bottom of the garden which was ok really coz it's a large area fenced off and gated and is block paved. He was fine with two full hay nets over the night.

My friend took him over to her place till Friday (she lives on a farm and has her own livery yard which is handy!). The field is draining now. I could have left him in his field but there are various issues with extremely boggy/flooded ground.

Lisa

 

[Clive-Cardiff]

We were at the Upton Jazz Festival at the weekend, staying on the festival site. The main venues are right alongside the River Severn so we were watching the weather very closely last week. We got onto the site OK but it was very boggy in some parts, the wellies came into their own.

Sunday night it just emptied down so on Monday morning there was quite a queue waiting to be towed off. We got off about midday and there were still a lot of vans still to go, I hope they got away OK.

I would like to thank the organisers who worked so hard to get people away from what is now a lake.

 

[GillandMike]

Read Ann's message about West Ayton. Hope its dried out by the 15th of July as we are booked in there for a few days!! The weather forecast up to the middle of July is not too good, but hopefully not as bad as it has been. Although there was plenty of rain here in the Cotswolds, we haven't been as badly affected as some. Living on a slope does have some advantages. However, the constant rain has meant that many flocks of sheep havn't been sheared yet and the humid weather is encouraging fly strike. One of my pet sheep died from this last week and a friend has two poorly sheep at the moment.

Gill

 

[AnnM1]

Hi Gill

I hope the weather improves for your visit to W Ayton in a couple of weeks. If it hasn't then all 40 grass pitches may be out of use yet again. If you particularly like grass 'vanning then could I suggest you stay on the top grass field, just beyond the dog walk. It was pretty bad when we went but it all drained downhill onto the bottom field wherewe were pitched!!! I am now a convert to hard standing!!! Never thought I would see the day when I would print that!

Good luck with your holiday. Hope you have a good time.

Ann

 

[LadyMo]

Ann,

I do hope that you are OK this weekend with the weather forecast as it is.

Maureen

 

[Robert_374242026]

Listening to the weather broadcast over the last few day's i was thinking of growing rice this year but when i tested the hanging baskets i had to water them so i will stay in the South EAST for the present.