Floody Hell

Substantial parts of the south west were hit by yet another round of the flash flooding that seems to be a particular feature of this winter yesterday. Silverton escaped any serious flooding but there was again some minor flooding in parts of Fore Street and some small landslides on minor roads in the area.Luckily, not being on a flood plain, like villages such as Stoke Canon, we escape serious, prolonged flooding, being on the side of a hill we are vunerable to the sort of torrential downpours that we saw overnight on friday, luckily so far this winter, the successive downpours have not caused us toi many problems. Whilst being thankful for our kluck, so far, we should also remember those in this county and the surrounding ones who may well be spending the festive season out of their homes because of the recent weather events.