Offices were open 24hrs a day for six days and then 6am - 10 pm for two weeks. Bottled water distribution via 85 distribution points and direct distribution to vulnerable people. Distribute furniture through the Furniture Recycling Project. Help organise flood relief events, ie Rugby Relief to raise money and morale. We had many offers of help and assistance and many donations into the Gloucestershire Flood Fund.
Community facilities, ie using village halls for water distribution. For detailed information on the floods please see the Environment Agency web page. Follow floodglos and Glos-prepared on Twitter for the latest updates.
Stay tuned to local radio stations or go to the BBC travel news page. For information on keeping safe in the bad weather visit Glosprepared - local resilience forum for Gloucestershire. For the latest weather forecast and advice, visit The Met Office.
The Environment Agency has up to date flooding information at environment-agency. The Highways Agency is also issuing the latest travel information at www. Emergency planning and response. Skip to main content. About the council. These appalling conditions continued well into March.
On Saturday 8 March the householders had unwittingly complicated snow clearance operations. In clearing the pavements, they had piled up huge heaps of snow in the gutters which impeded the flow of water into the drains. A rapid thaw often brings floods of some magnitude, followed by rain and gales.
Under the direction of Mr. Caple, the Borough Engineer, the roads and footways in Tewkesbury have been cleared of snow in a way that is deserving of commendation, for he and those who were employed in the work completed a heavy task in the interests of the comfort and safety of the public as quickly as conditions permitted.
The Corporation workmen were reinforced by forty men from the Hadsphaltic Construction Co. It is estimated that three hundred tons of snow have been moved, whilst one hundred and fifty tons of grit and sand were scattered frost made necessary. This unexpected necessary work prevented the collection of house refuse, and Mr.
Caple asks us to express to housewives his regret at this delay and says that this collection is now being proceeded with as expeditiously as possible.
This week there has been a welcome thaw of such a gradual nature that it is hoped the feared heavy flooding will not materialise. In the early days of the week the Severn rose to about seven feet above its normal level, and the Rivers Avon and Swilgate overflowed their banks, but on Wednesday the heavy flow ceased and water steadily receded from flooded meadows. The rivers rose rapidly from noon on Thursday with the result that the water on Friday morning encroached on the Mythe and Ashchurch roads, and there is the prospect of further considerable flooding.
This week Tewkesbury and district has had an experience unequalled in living memory a terrific gale followed immediately by abnormal floods. Great gales and deep floods will doubtless be recollected by some of our older readers, but such a quick succession of gale and flood cannot be recalled. On Saturday afternoon there was a heavy snowfall driven by a strong easterly wind which again covered the countryside with a white pall. A bright sunny Sunday morning dispersed the snow and the natural colouring of the land returned.
In the afternoon rainfall was succeeded by a terrible gale which continued with extraordinary ferocity until past midnight. The flood already lay three feet deep on the Mythe road, whilst the Ashchurch and Bredon roads were impassable except by heavy lorries and these experienced considerable difficulty in traversing these approaches to the town, the Gloucester road entrance being the only accessible point.
This was the condition on Saturday and Sunday, and Sunday's gale gave the floodwater the appearance of an angry sea, water splashing to the height often feet or more at places where obstruction was met. There is an unfortunate record of damage by wind and water, such a catalogue of destruction that has never been equalled in seriousness of variety though happily no tale of personal injury has to be told.
At the Grammar School a chimney crashed through the roof of part of the old Abbey House School building into a classroom used by the School Certificate form, demolishing the roof and damaging the ceiling of the old dining room below. The back premises of the Ancient Grudge Restaurant were damaged by a chimney which fell from the nextdoor property. It was an alarming experience to the occupants, but fortunately no-one was hurt.
At the Bell Hotel damage was done by a falling chimney and debris fell through the roof of a garage. At the Borough Flour Mills the advancing water made it necessary to draw the boilers. Damage was done at Barretts Restaurant and at the Cross, amongst other places a chimney fell in Chance Street. Tiles flew in all directions in the height of the storm and minor damage was caused everywhere. The N. National Fire Service were busy pumping water from flooded cellars.
The countryside was littered with falling trees and there was considerable obstruction of traffic from this cause. Farm buildings were in places uprooted and sheds and outhouses blown over. The full toll of damage is not yet known. Sunday's gale whipped the flooded Severn at Severn Locks, Tewkesbury, into waves stated to be nine feet high.
Collins, who had been marooned at their home at Avon Locks for several days, had an alarming experience on Sunday night when waves were beating against their bungalow and threatened to dash the building to pieces.
Although the Police and others were standing by to assist if necessary, no boat available could have lived in such rough water. Five St. Bernard dogs, which had been moved from their kennels into the bungalow as the floods rose, shared Mr.
Collins' unenviable experience. Next day Mr. Collins went 'ashore' taking the St. Bernards with them. The gale did considerable damage to the bungalow as well as smashing down most of the panels of the large kennels which had housed the dogs.
Robinson for standing by to assist them. On Sunday night during the gale, electric power failed for a time from 8. The Postmaster Mr. Harris informs us that the telephone service has been thrown into a state of chaos, and here connections have been disrupted. This has thrown a great burden upon the telegraph service which, although disturbed, has not suffered so severely as the telephone.
Previous Article. Next Article. Autumn and Winter — 'A remarkably high flood, in consequence of the waters overflowing the banks of the Severn. Spring — 'On April 19 , there was such a great fall of rain, that the water rose in the Severn to the height of sixteen feet within twenty-four hours.
Summer — 'On the 19th of July , a very great and sudden inundation of the rivers occurred. General — 'This year was remarkable for the number of floods of the Severn and Avon; there were not less than twenty, some of which did considerable damage. References Additional information was gleaned from the T. Your display name Email address - required for confirmation it will not be displayed here Your comment or question. Please keep your comments relevant to this article.
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