Re: Storm Dennis.
Originally Posted by
Meg
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I ventured out to Upton yesterday to collect my medication from the Doctors and ended up in a 3 mile tailback as people finding other routes closed tried to cross the bridge which opened for a while before closing later.
I haven't seen the flooding this bad since 2007 .The flood barriers have been installed since then and have done a good job in protecting the town but were in danger of being breached last night and some of the town was evacuated.
Upton this morning ...
The road was recently raised as part of the flood defence scheme but the main road along the river still floods and is outside the barriers .
We drive through there on our way to the Three Counties show ground, but some times we go the other way, next turning off the M5 if we are going to the car boot first.
We went through Upton when storm Ciara was starting, on the Saturday & saw that the fields were still flooded on the concert side of the river, but it wasn't as bad as your photo then. We also saw the flood defence being put in place at other times when we drove passed.
We go to the Malvern show ground several times a year for the flea market. If you go to the flea market you could visit us.