Thoughts for Cumbria

Clean up has started, residents and shopkeepers/business owners returning in Cockermouth. River still high with more rain to come, and many bridges remain closed..but the Papcastle bridge is now open (A595).

Steve...:)
 
Steve Randles said:
Clean up has started, residents and shopkeepers/business owners returning in Cockermouth. River still high with more rain to come, and many bridges remain closed..but the Papcastle bridge is now open (A595).

Steve...:)
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Better news Steve - I'm coming back at the weekend to help tidy up my mum's friends shop. I have another friend who owns Neo's (Debbie) but I think she's refurbishing anyway in Janurary so she hasn't been as badly affected as some others.
I'll try and get some pictures when I'm back of the damage.
 
just looked at some of my mates pictures from cockermouth, they've done a very good of cleaning up the mainstreet so far. but it will take a lot longer to repair the real damage to the area.

been speaking to another of the lads from my old work whos been flooded out, insurance folks will be in tomorrow to assess the damage.
 
staffitaxi said:
... The weather at Lancaster though is awful, very windy and lashing it down again and its given it bad for the rest of the week.
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Yep, it's raining all the time and very windy - I get soaked going to lectures :(
 
Just an update if your visiting or plan to visit Cumbria soon.

ROAD CLOSURES:
Allerdale:
C2008 Toll Bar to Dearham
U2218 Catbells, Nr Keswick
B5301 Arkleby Road, Aspatria
B5292 & C2064 Main Street and Cocker Bridge Cockermouth
Carlisle:
C1013 Newby Bridge Newby East
C1027 Holme Eden Church
B6263 Warwick Bridge to Wetheral
Copeland:
U4440 Wagon Way, Whitehaven
Eden:
U3151 Moss Rigg, Newbiggin, Stainton
A592 Waterfoot Corner to Aira Force Junction
C3036 A66 to Hutton John
South Lakeland:
U5014 Tarns Hows to Boon Crag

BRIDGE CLOSURES:
Allerdale:
U2190 Low Lorton Bridge (collapsed)
A5086 Gote Road Cockermouth
A597 Northside Bridge (collapsed)
B5291 Ouse Bridge to Castle Inn
C2170 Broughton Bridge
C2202 C2202 Southwaite Bridge
U2217 Little Braithwaite Bridge (collapsed)
C2026 Isel Bridge
A596 Workington Bridge Calva Bridge
U2309 Station Road (access to swimming pool) Keswick
C2064 Cocker Bridge ,Cockermouth
C2830 Scalehill Bridge
A5271 Greta Bridge, Keswick
U2181 Scarness Bridge
U2011 Studholme Bridge
Copeland:
C4005 Bridge End, Egremont
A595 Holmrook Bridge
C4017 Wath Bridge, Wath Brow, Cleator Moor
C4004 Butt Bridge, Ennerdale
South Lakeland:
U5082 Water Yeat Bouthrey Bridge
C5049 Backbarrow off A590

FOOTBRIDGE CLOSURES:
Allerdale:
Camerton (collapsed)
Navvies Footbridge Workington (collapsed)
Portinscale Footbridge Memorial Gardens Footbridge, Cockermouth (collapsed)
Memorial Gardens Footbridge
South Street/Kirkgate Footbridge, Cockermouth
Workington Docks Old Railway Footbridge Brewery Footbridge, Cockermouth
Brewery Footbridge, Cockermouth
Copeland:
Black Bridgefootpath, Egremont

Steve...:)
 
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I heard a report yesterday that the road bridge near the Whitewater hotel at Backbarrow and footbridge slightly further down river have now both gone completely. The road bridge was particularly nice :'(
 
I've just come back from Cockermouth and finally the main street that was a river a week ago is open to the general public, I did not take my camera. Obviously nothing is open yet but it was both heartening and saddening to be able to walk up and down the street and chat with some of the owners there. Most are swearing to be open before Christmas!

Its incredibly busy and the street is full of skips, contractors vehicles and workmen as shop fitments and stock are taken out and skipped, even the army is there forming chain lines to pass the detritus out of the premises to the street. Some premises are still brushing out mud and water, others are more advanced for example "Boots" will be open to deal with Prescriptions from Monday, and fully open a week later.
Some shops have the Jackhammers in and floors are being dug up, others are removing plaster. It really is a disaster zone and thats why I left the camera at home, I think these people just want to get on with things and are probably fed up with camera crews and such.

Cumbria is very much open for business, come and visit if you wish...its mostly just a little bit difficult to get around between Cockermouth and Workington, river levels have dropped back into their own banks now.

Steve...:)
 
The company I do work for has re opened now, they opened officially yesterday, new furniture networked phone lines everything all within a week and HRH Prince Charles visited them today or yesterday.
 
dseered said:
Yes, Cumbria is open for business, please if anyone was planning a visit, come along we are nice people !
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Couldn't agree more but please be careful and patient, some of the road/bridge diversions are along narrow country lanes not suited to the HGVs that have to use them now.
 
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