Gone with the wind
I mentioned that it was windy last night. Apparently some parts of the county clocked 91 mph winds. Ouch!
Nick Herbert on his visit to flood hit areas of Cumbria
Please note that the post below was published more than ten year ago on 21st November 2009 Nick Herbert MP, shadow cabinet member for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs, was in Cumbria this morning to see the areas affected by the flooding. He writes on Conservative Home about his visit. Here is an extract. I’ve been in Cumbria today to see the areas affected by the floods. I arrived early in Keswick where I met officials from the Environment Agency. Although the river levels had fallen considerably and homes were no longer flooded, the damage to homes had been done. And the water which had got into houses wasn’t just from the river – it was foul water which had risen from the drains. I talked to fire crews who were pumping flood water back into the river, and discovered that they were from Tyne & Wear and Lancashire. They had been called in at an hours’ notice and had been working on the scene ever since, staying at a local hotel. You cannot fail to be impressed by the
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felt so bad for her, she is an eldely woman who lives alone. i could not take it back to her without giving it a full Wash/Dry/Iron.
The best part is that she thanked me and said of course I would have done the same myself. I also belive that, it is the people of Copeland who make our area.
Politcaly we may be divided, but when it hits the fan "united we stand" Heres to the people of this great area.
Albert - if you want to re-submit that poem without the line which referred to a human body part I will let it through.