Showing posts with label Datchet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Datchet. Show all posts

Monday, 10 February 2014

Fighting February; Noon Flood update at Wraysbury, 10/2/14.

 
 

Noon.

Datchet Village centre is flooded – thanks SB for your phone call and update.

The trains have been cancelled from Windsor and traffic is pretty chaotic all around the area. Near the river at Datchet the water is chest high while the Chemist on the green is having to use a side door to hand out the prescriptions.

The Egham to Old Windsor road is cut as is Pococks lane in Eton and Welley road in Wraysbury.

In Wraysbury, the houses by the river are flooded and the water is very close to us now. This is Oast House Close, you can see the waters have moved around the houses from the back gardens – but they are still holding out!

 
Rescue is at hand for people in the Meadows behind The Grange;
 


The Fish and Chip shop isn’t going to be frying tonight but you can still get your car serviced;

 



Or perhaps that old outboard needs a tune up?

I’m going to be missing my Jazz tonight, I think. It’s a shame – a tribute to Lionel Hampton.

Meanwhile I’ve marked the water level opposite with an old can of Red Bull and we’ll see how it goes tonight.......

Neil Harris

(a don’t stop till you drop production)
 
 

Flood; 0700 am, still battling on, 10 February 2014)


Monday 0700 am.

It’s worse than last night but not dramatically worse (for us).

Datchet – the Army and Navy did come out, they spent the night trying to divert water with sandbags. Their Village green is under threat, as predicted. We don’t have any sandbags here (poor relations) and no Army or Navy help – only volunteers and they haven’t made it to our end.

Welley Road is cut as is the Horton Road – use the M25. Horton and Colnebrook are in trouble.

Across from us I would guess that the water is in all the gardens now. The houses and the road are raised about 2 feet and are our last line of defence. The water pressure on the mains means that our toilet is starting to give up on us.
We don't have broad band, I use a dongle. At the moment I can't upload pictures because every one is using their mobile phones. 

Oh and a big thankyou to everyone who has been looking at the Blog.

Neil Harris

(a don’t stop till you drop production)
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