Three Weeks Later...
It's been a little under 3 weeks since my last post and things seem to be progressing okay in the aftermath of the floods. There are still a number of bridges closed, awaiting inspection, and diversions continue to be in place. The army have built a temporary footbridge in Workington upstream of the one that was destroyed in the floods. This has gone someway towards helping to reconnect the two halves of Workington. Workington Bridge remains closed and will eventually have to be demolished. Rumours suggest that a temporary road bridge linking the northern reaches of Workington back to the southern half of town won't occur until the summer and a permanent solution could be a couple of years away.
A temporary railway station has been built about a mile or so north of the river and currently travel by train between Workington, Workington North, Flimby and Maryport is free; although this will change in the New Year. Tesco are building a temporary Metro store not far from the temporary Workington North railway station. This should be open by Tuesday and may end up being in situ for about 3 years. Natwest have set up a mobile bank that visits Seaton and Northside twice a week. Emergency GP clinics are currently running out of Northside Community Centre and Firth House, Seaton. Ford UK have loaned a minibus to the Community Centre and Malcom Wilson's M-Sport have been kind enough to pay the insurance for it. The Community Centre are running a Tuesday service into Workington for residents north of the river and are also running a service to Asda in Carlisle on Thursdays.
Finally, on a personal note I turned 40 on 24th November and celebrated by visiting Old Trafford with my brother-in-law, nephew and friend. We went to see Manchester United vs Besiktas; although, a much changed United side lost on the night. I have also recently been made aware of my Open University course results. I got an 89 for my T175 TMA/CMAs and a 74 for the ECA; that's a Pass. I also got a 92 for my M150 OCAS/OAS which is also a Pass. That means I can add a Certificate in Information Technology and Computing to my CV and am 1/6 of the way through my degree...
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Turning 40 is a big milestone. I know - I did it 2 years ago. lol. Glad you went to Old Trafford to see your team even if they did lose. It's the atmosphere of being there that is the best and what makes it special. Congrats on the course results - brilliant.
Sounds like it is going to be a long time before things are anywhere near normal again. It's what people forget about the disasters - the aftermath. When we had the quake, it was over a year before we started to see a recovery, and when we had the second one it damaged already crumbling buildings, so if you get another flood, it will be way more than disastrous. Let's just hope that the weather is going to leave your area alone now.