Shrewsbury Showground flooding

[funflair]

Not too deep this time but a bit wet all the same and a shame for the staff as there will be cleaning up to do.

You can still get into the site but not via Gravel hill that we usually use so you have to go the long way around (only a mile) but you have to walk that way as well, might be back down tomorrow

 

[Swifter]

The daily boat trip sign is very fitting

 

[TinaLes]

Happens nearly every year as you know funflair Martin, are you there at an event?I see vans in the back ground.
I didnt think we were speaking to the new showground management, or vice versa these days.
Bloomin shame miss all our meets there.
LES

 

[funflair]

Happens nearly every year as you know funflair Martin, are you there at an event?I see vans in the back ground.
I didnt think we were speaking to the new showground management, or vice versa these days.
Bloomin shame miss all our meets there.
LES

Just a couple of us here but booked via pitch up the manager is the same and Sue that runs the camping is lovely, we can still have rallies here and may well do something next year

 

[funflair]

The daily boat trip sign is very fitting

I thought so as well

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[Madmag]

We should have been there this week. Were phoned on Thursday morning to explain so we had to look elsewhere. It’s the 3rd time in 4 years this has happened to us, always same week in October. Love the site and always helpful. Will try next year.

 

[Ambilkate]

Shame was looking at a mini meet there this weekend to do a bit of fishing ourselves but decided with the biblical rains we had last week it would have been a no go . They do have some fantastic volunteers to help with clear ups and their charity shops are still collecting stuff for sale which we donate to regularly

We maybe looking at doing meet ups there in the future to ..
Bill

 

[Detnor]

So Martin, an impromptu water meet, all you need is Lenny with his paddle board. We had to divert away, ended up on the Morris leisure site by the park and ride. Always have good times there and the staff are excellent. Been to some of the best Funster meets there

 

[Lenny HB]

So Martin, an impromptu water meet, all you need is Lenny with his paddle board. We had to divert away, ended up on the Morris leisure site by the park and ride. Always have good times there and the staff are excellent. Been to some of the best Funster meets there

Bit of a long trek, currently sitting in a beach bar in Portugal.
A pic of Mi is easier on the eyes than me.

 

[funflair]

So Martin, an impromptu water meet, all you need is Lenny with his paddle board. We had to divert away, ended up on the Morris leisure site by the park and ride. Always have good times there and the staff are excellent. Been to some of the best Funster meets there

I have the canoe in so just pop down and you can have a go

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[mitzimad]

Saves carrying the canoe to the beach

 

[Swifter]

We maybe looking at doing meet ups there in the future to ..
Bill

Yes please guys

 

[Rob Turner]

Happens nearly every year as you know funflair Martin, are you there at an event?I see vans in the back ground.
I didnt think we were speaking to the new showground management, or vice versa these days.
Bloomin shame miss all our meets there.
LES

Happens more than once a year to be fair.

 

[Jo May]

I was at School in Shrewsbury nearly 50 years ago.
Flooding is not new. It's a regular thing, certainly since the early 70s to my knowledge, but seeing the Severn in flood is pretty alarming.

 

[jongood]

Happens more than once a year to be fair.

It does but October is not usual. Rain lately has been ridiculous but it would help if Severn Trent stopped dumping sewage in it and somebody did something about dredging it. Meanwhile Shropshire Council are busy vandalising the shopping centres they bought with our money

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[steve69]

Did the river overflow or is that just rainwater?

 

[funflair]

Did the river overflow or is that just rainwater?

It’s a bit difficult to say really, when we arrived Sue said that the water in front of their building was rainwater so likewise I guess on the road but it’s difficult to work out was is rainwater runoff and what is coming back up drains and ditches from the river, yesterday it looked like it might have breached the banks at the lowest point near the little beach area, all going down now anyway

 

[Taran_Las]

Storm Ashley won't help.

 

[Rob Turner]

It does but October is not usual. Rain lately has been ridiculous but it would help if Severn Trent stopped dumping sewage in it and somebody did something about dredging it. Meanwhile Shropshire Council are busy vandalising the shopping centres they bought with our money

Couldn’t agree more about the shopping centres and yes, get the bloody dredgers out working, it would make a massive difference, not just here but all over the country.

 

[funflair]

Storm Ashley won't help.

It's dropped about a metre here and it's falling further upstream as well so all good for now, re dredging etc I guess it's a bit of a juggle as dredging one area to let the water through just sends it downstream even quicker and floods somewhere that didn't flood before, we all know that the showground is on a flood plane and will be sacrificed to protect other areas and yes it happens a couple of times a year at least, funnily enough we have been here both times this year

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[Ditcha]

Bit of a long trek, currently sitting in a beach bar in Portugal.
A pic of Mi is easier on the eyes than me.

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Hey you never change Lenny looks like Mi is paying again

 

[Wee Bold Davy]

Not too deep this time but a bit wet all the same and a shame for the staff as there will be cleaning up to do.
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You can still get into the site but not via Gravel hill that we usually use so you have to go the long way around (only a mile) but you have to walk that way as well, might be back down tomorrow

We've got a flood plain here at Welshpool which is about 20miles upstream of Shrewsbury which helps protect Shrewsbury. The A490 which runs past the airport was under 4 ft of water on Thursday and Friday which eventually works its way downstream. A couple of miles downstream the river Vernwy joins the Severn which doesn't help anyone. It's raining steadily here at the moment but it has to stop in a couple of hours. The Severn here has dropped to it's normal winter level so it's all down to what happens upstream from here

 

[Janine]

The river has breached downstream from Shrewsbury here in Bridgnorth but not massively.

Many years ago, there was talk about dredging the Severn to allow boats to operate again but the fishermen complained. Nothing heard since.

 

[funflair]

We've got a flood plain here at Welshpool which is about 20miles upstream of Shrewsbury which helps protect Shrewsbury. The A490 which runs past the airport was under 4 ft of water on Thursday and Friday which eventually works its way downstream. A couple of miles downstream the river Vernwy joins the Severn which doesn't help anyone. It's raining steadily here at the moment but it has to stop in a couple of hours. The Severn here has dropped to it's normal winter level so it's all down to what happens upstream from here

I have been watching the monitor levels at Crewgreen where the Verny joins the Severn and the Welsh bridge Shrewsbury, and of course out of our window I think they say it's about 24 hours for a change at Crewgreen to start affecting Shrewsbury.

 

[DT]

Bit of a long trek, currently sitting in a beach bar in Portugal.
A pic of Mi is easier on the eyes than me.

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Thats nice, us men sometimes don't appreciate how lucky we are.

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[meanders]

I didnt think we were speaking to the new showground management, or vice versa these days.

I think it's possibly just me Les. I got very short shrift from the incumbent manager when I rang earlier last year. Good that Martin funflair and co are still able to use it.

 

[POH]

So Martin, an impromptu water meet, all you need is Lenny with his paddle board. We had to divert away, ended up on the Morris leisure site by the park and ride. Always have good times there and the staff are excellent. Been to some of the best Funster meets there

going to morris leisure tomorrow I hope everything is OK there ???

 

[funflair]

I think it's possibly just me Les. I got very short shrift from the incumbent manager when I rang earlier last year. Good that Martin funflair and co are still able to use it.

Just booked through Pitch-Up for two vans Robin but my understanding is that we would be welcome back if we want to organise a get together, pity the vintage doesn't happen anymore as that was my favourite, don't really want to use the room so that might be one complication out of the way

Nothing happening this year now for sure but will see what next year brings.

 

[jongood]

I think it's possibly just me Les. I got very short shrift from the incumbent manager when I rang earlier last year. Good that Martin funflair and co are still able to use it.

They dont really want the hassle of managing small bookings, ( they used to do it for a few of us as a favour for the times we bought big groups in but times have changed. ASFAIK they still welcome rallys.

 

[rod_vw]

Those of us who live close to the river Severn know to expect it to flood. https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/station/2036

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