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For the sake of the inhabitant's future welfare and the crucial sustainability of property value/demand, this website has gone to great lengths to demonstrate in detail how the village of MILLHOUSE
has been inadvertently reintroduced to regular flooding from the river Caldew, undoubtedly caused by rapid multiplying stacking behind the low capacity bridge, inflamed by inadvertent significant man made changes on the west bank in 2003.
This website uniquely demonstrates via an intricate photo Survey, the recently reintroduced flooding phenomenon to MILLHOUSE
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The quite unique photo survey was carried out soon after the storm Desmond flooding event, with the full intentions of it being a vital aid to provide realistic information to the Environment Agency, to enable a necessary fast-trac remedial plan to be promptly put in to action.
To date, NO such (credible) plan has been instigated.
To date, NO such (credible) plan has been instigated.
The reintroduced flooding routine is completely reversible, with a very logical common sense credible
rectification to the inadvertent man made changes.
The reintroduced flooding routine commenced in 2005, after a break of more than 40 years. MILLHOUSE
enjoyed a blissful Holiday from river orientated flooding, onwards from the completion of the long awaited construction of the village flood defense bank in the 1960's. It was during this period of 40 years when most of the recent flood victim residents of
MILLHOUSE
bought their homes at a then sustainable market value. The January 2005 flood event was a rude awakening, when unprecedented stacking was experienced behind the 110 year old single arch low capacity bridge, (Funnel/Dam).
3 more repetition flooding events have since occurred, undoubtably due to the incapability of the low capacity bridge, now deprived of its overflow bypass by the 2003 man made changes:
November 2009,
June 2012,
and storm Desmond December 2015.
Until the recommended logical credible remedy is carried out to rectify the low capacity bridge, (now deprived of it's original overflow path) the vulnerable properties of MILLHOUSE have an unsustainable flood resilience.
Until the recommended logical credible remedy is carried out to rectify the low capacity bridge, (now deprived of it's original overflow path) the vulnerable properties of MILLHOUSE have an unsustainable flood resilience.
The realistic facts are that the vulnerable properties of
MILLHOUSE
will be flooded once again during the crescendo of the next extreme storm if no logical action is taken to rectify the serious problem of the low capacity bridge.
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We do welcome you to offer your views about the 4 reintroduced flooding events within the space of a decade which MILLHOUSE
has endured since 2005.
(a) Is this phenomenon of 4 repetitive flooding events, and the 2003 blockage of the bridge overflow path just coincidence?
(b) Can global warming be to blame for the 4 flooding events?
(c) Are extreme storms more severe than they used to be?
(d) Is the capacity of the MILLHOUSE
single arch bridge realistically
large enough for the river Caldew in full spate during an extreme storm?
(e) Has the repetitive flooding phenomenon increased or decreased the value and demand of properties in MILLHOUSE
and the associated community post code?
(f) Are you willing to offer support towards a united front to push for a logical common sense remedy to get the repetitive flooding phenomenon rectified permanently?
(g) Are you willing to just sit back & take your chances that it may not happen again?
(h) Would you like the property values/demand in MILLHOUSE
to become more sustainable?
Leave a comment on the "Comments" page:
If there is any individual who is critical of the presentation of the flood oriented pages of this website, please we do welcome them to compile an alternative presentation (in detail) demonstrating a different credible opinion of how MILLHOUSE
flooded during the crescendo of storm Desmond, and also include the 3 major flooding events prior to Storm Desmond.
But do please remember that the entire dialogue and unique flood aftermath images on this website are protected strictly by copyright.
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Nut Blower
03/03/18 at 7:44 PM
Good. I'm glad you have mentioned the flood water lapping on Sunlea door step. Thats the bit I saw. I was very concerned that Beatrice was going to get flooded.
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Apparently, an individual who lives in a village in West Sussex next to the river Arun, has actually just been sued for millions, by insurance companies, for building an obstruction wall without planning and environmental consent, which has been proven to cause many properties in the village to flood several years ago.
Dexter
02/11/17 at 3:48 PM
Although I don’t live in the area now, I was born and brought up near Millhouse/Hesket New Market.
I attended Howbeck School. I even remember the names of the teachers, Miss Ashbridge & Miss Alker, and the unrivalled school dinners prepared by Miss Bell, and the morning milk breaks. Happy Days.
Also, Caldew School, with William Green as Head, Charlie Mount, (Bouncer) as Dep.Head, Harper Tarr PE teacher, John Eland Woodwork, Bob Treasure Maths, Percy Plaice Science, Norman Shaw Rural Science, Frank Backhouse Form Master .
I love the look of your new village hall.
I log into your website at least once a week just to reminisce my childhood days, as I loved the area. I moved because of work, followed by the discovery of an amazing girl, (now my wife) otherwise I would still be there.
I can remember the Millhouse flood defence bank being put in place during the early 1970’s, and how much it meant to the people of Millhouse. No more worries about heavy rain and raised river levels. I find it very sad that a wall has been allowed to be built at the new property over the bridge, which is now causing a serious threat to the village. How on earth was this allowed to happen?
I notice there is now a Caravan Park. Now that I’m retired and have more time on my hands, I’m quite excited about the thought of buying either a caravan or motorhome to come and stay during the summer months.
Love the website. Best wishes to all you lucky people
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Blue Robbo
22/09/17 at 7:21 AM
I've just been reading your descriptions about one of your villagers building a wall which now blocks the original flood plain.
I live in a village in West Sussex which is next to the river Arun.
I can reveal that we have had a similar circumstance in our village where someone has actually just been sued for millions for building a wall without planning consent, which has been proven to cause many properties in the village to flood 2 years ago.
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Yorkshire Nomad
04/09/17 at 7:25 PM
Your circumstances are similar to our village in Yorkshire. A land owner changed the landscape on his land which caused the river to change course during flood mode, which in turn caused some houses to be flooded repeatedly. The house values dropped excessively. After the recent 2015/2016 flooding, some of the houses were sadly sold prior to the renovation work being carried out at a very low base price, as the victims had lost heart. It has only just been revealed that the person who has actually bought some of the houses is, surprise, surprise, the land owner, who has recently done more landscaping to his land which has now taken the ground levels back to near original.
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Constructor
04/07/17 at 3:12 PM
Your website has cleverly demonstrated all the levels of the last flood. It would seem that the powers that be, just don't have the ability to understand it.
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Nutblower
04/02/17 at 3:07 PM
There has been a load of time and money wasted. Surely there must be someone at the Environment Agency with a bit of common sense.
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Trailblazer
04/01/17 at 12:33 PM
I do have a certain amount of sympathy for the individuals of the Environment Agency, as prior to storm Desmond things would be relatively stress free. Then suddenly with the advent of the flooding, were suddenly thrust into job positions of total alien practicality, perhaps out of their depth but unable to admit it, making decisions in flood prevention and civil engineering. Chalk & Cheese.
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Earthmover
03/29/17 at 5:00 PM
I drive a digger for a living, and I do agree with the last comment. The Environment Agency are short sighted when it comes to practicality. The big problem with the younger members are that they tend to be staight out of university with absolutely NO practical experience with ground works & levels. I also doubt if many of them have actually witnessed an actual real life flood, so I can relate to them having difficulty with your simple cross-reference levels, as they usually rely on surveyors for the technical part. Alternatively, it's usually up to us to keep them right.
Best of luck to everyone, and your lovely village, and excellent website.
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The Landscaper
03/28/17 at 7:55 PM
I have studied all the photos on the flood survey page of this website. The facts are plain and simple to me. How could someone be allowed to build a wall where they have? You have demonstrated perfectly by your levels, the catastrophic chaos it's causing to flood the village.
Why is no one else seeing it? Has the Environment Agency bloke got a white stick?
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Field Marshall
10/08/16 at 4:44 PM
Brilliant website for the parish. Keep up the good work.
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Yogi Bear
10/08/16 at 2:52 PM
We have a same problem in our area in Yorkshire, where no one wants to take any notice of what the old ones with experience has to say.
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