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General Category => Chesterfield Discussion => Topic started by: Pete on April 25, 2012, 07:06:55 PM

Title: Chesterfield Flood Alert
Post by: Pete on April 25, 2012, 07:06:55 PM: Just saw these Tweets via the Derbyshire Times:

"The Environment Agency has issued a flood alert for the River Rother from Chesterfield to Staveley tonight"

"An Environment Agency spokesman said: "Heavy rain's fallen throughout the day and further heavy rain is expected within the next two hours."

"Parkland at Saint Augustine's is expected to flood."
Title: Re: Chesterfield Flood Alert
Post by: Big Dave on April 25, 2012, 08:01:27 PM: Better take my wellies upstairs then - according to the flood map the 'high water' is three feet from our front door...
Title: Re: Chesterfield Flood Alert
Post by: Fly on April 25, 2012, 08:32:06 PM: We should be safe up Boza.
Is it sand bags at the ready time for Brampton :( I hope not.
Title: Re: Chesterfield Flood Alert
Post by: simondjuk on April 25, 2012, 10:03:35 PM: Quote from: Fly on April 25, 2012, 08:32:06 PM
We should be safe up Boza.
Is it sand bags at the ready time for Brampton :( I hope not.

hope so, you live higher up than I do and I live on a hill. Serious rainfall if we flood ;D
Title: Re: Chesterfield Flood Alert
Post by: therealjr on April 25, 2012, 10:49:00 PM: Quote from: Pete on April 25, 2012, 07:06:55 PM

"Parkland at Saint Augustine's is expected to flood."

Where the hell is that?
If they mean Rother rec that isn't St Augustines and I can't think of anywhere else?
Title: Re: Chesterfield Flood Alert
Post by: Slacker on April 25, 2012, 11:25:08 PM: No open spaces in Gussie's that I'm aware of think they must mean Rother rec
Title: Re: Chesterfield Flood Alert
Post by: simondjuk on April 26, 2012, 01:07:08 PM: Now to sound really stupid.

Where does the Rother flow through Staveley? I honestly can think where it is.
Title: Re: Chesterfield Flood Alert
Post by: Big Dave on April 26, 2012, 01:59:50 PM: We went for a walk that way last summer, it flows alongside the canal at the back of Morrisons then they split and the Rother heads north and the canal east.
Title: Re: Chesterfield Flood Alert
Post by: simondjuk on April 26, 2012, 03:50:03 PM: Quote from: Big Dave on April 26, 2012, 01:59:50 PM
We went for a walk that way last summer, it flows alongside the canal at the back of Morrisons then they split and the Rother heads north and the canal east.

Ahh thats where it is, I vaguely remember it now, thanks
Title: Re: Chesterfield Flood Alert
Post by: Scimitar on April 26, 2012, 05:05:29 PM: Latest info from Environment Agency:
River Doe Lea at Bolsover Coking Works & Netherthorpe.
Location Bolsover Buttermilk Lane and area around Buttermilk Bridge including the works.
Netherthorpe including Netherthorpe School, Riverdale Park, and some properties on Worksop Rd.
EA warning level ; "Flooding is expected. Immediate action required"
Bad news.
Issued at 16.55 today
Title: Re: Chesterfield Flood Alert
Post by: k4blades on April 26, 2012, 06:45:52 PM: Not to mention my back garden. The chickens think they are ducks!
Title: Re: Chesterfield Flood Alert
Post by: Fly on April 26, 2012, 07:22:17 PM: Quote from: k4blades on April 26, 2012, 06:45:52 PM
Not to mention my back garden. The chickens think they are ducks!

Can chickens swim, seriously ?
Title: Re: Chesterfield Flood Alert
Post by: Fly on April 26, 2012, 07:44:12 PM: Apparently so, as long as they can get out of the water.
chicken swim (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ_NdsTBuyg#)
Title: Re: Chesterfield Flood Alert
Post by: Pete on April 26, 2012, 08:11:14 PM: Love it! :)