Stone was hit by flooding today as much of the Midlands was hit by a month’s worth of rain in just 24 hours.
The Star was flooded and the culvert opposite the pub was looking very swollen early this afternoon. Trentside Clinic was cut off by the flood water and Stafford Road was looking increasingly unpassable as the afternoon wore on.
St Michael’s First School started to send pupils home from 11am as water started to gush into the car park from a flooded Weaver’s Lane and Lichfield Road.
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Meanwhile, the road up to Yarnfield was unpassable from mid-morning.
There’ll be more updates and pictures on A Little Bit of Stone soon. Send your reports and photographs to news@alittlebitofstone.com Thanks to Martin Robinson for the pictures in this post.
11 comments
Drkrisbailey
Just a puddle compared to the flood of 1987 🙂
Jamie Summerfield
Absolutely!
Amyswinyard
been at my mums on the cherryfields farmers have rescued the cows thanks to the rspca a51 is closed from sandon to weston and the lanes through salt are flooded stay in and get a takeaway its easier and safer x
Lisa
Does anybody have any news re Waterworks bend being reported as flooded? is it deep? or closed?
Jamie Summerfield
Hi Lisa. I’ll ask the question on FB and Twitter and hopefully come back to you with an answer
Helen Tolley
what a real shame for Jamie at the Star just had a refit and all 🙁 spent a great night there last night too!!!
Jamie Summerfield
Yeah, must be absolutely gutting. Hope they can sort the mess out quickly
Jeanette
Ask me who stupidly parked her car on the canal side car park today and only just thought ‘oops’…..yes me. So car is now top of Trent Drive for the night…..and OH will have to rescue me 🙁
Jamie Summerfield
Oh Jeanette :/ What a nightmare for you
Jonty Beard
The farmer has just had to rescue the cows from the fields on the west side of the Trent. The water was up past the height of their legs. Also the stream along Saxifrage drive has been tearing chucks of its banks off.
Jamie Summerfield
Hi Jonty. It’s mad isn’t it?! Don’t suppose you managed to get any pictures?