We’ve just got to wait and see what happens. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. Around 100 residents living in the 37 private dwellings on the man-made land mass beside Old Windsor in Berkshire are used to flooding, but they have never seen anything like this. The water is waist-deep in places and there are fears it will rise further in the coming days, leaving homeowners little option but to salvage what they can and evacuate. The villagers of Ham Island, near Windsor Castle, say they have been neglected by Environment Agency officials who … If it becomes clear a site is not suitable we will say it is unsuitable.". The only hitch? .css-8h1dth-Link{font-family:ReithSans,Helvetica,Arial,freesans,sans-serif;font-weight:700;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:#FFFFFF;}.css-8h1dth-Link:hover,.css-8h1dth-Link:focus{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}Read about our approach to external linking. Gillie, who lives on the island with her husband Jim Wanamaker, said that she and her neighbours spent a sleepless night. HP10 9TY | 01676637 | Registered in England & Wales. Read about our approach to external linking. The site also includes the horse rescue centre. "The water is just at a couple of inches high, and we're hoping it won't go any higher, or it will come into the rest of the house. She has a 24-hour job at the moment.". "I try to help look after everybody who lives here," she says. Wraysbury parish chairman Cllr Margaret Lenton, said: "This is an ill conceived scheme that has not been thought through, given the flooding issues in our area.". He said: "It is still rotting and festering. There are still 16 severe flood warnings in place across southern England and a severe rain weather warning for south-west England. Media playback is unsupported on your device. “We argued with her for about half an hour and eventually we persuaded her to get in – but only if four of us pulled it along while she sat inside with her lifejacket.”, Once she began to see the detritus for herself, however, her attitude changed. All these things eat away at you, but we can stick it out.”, A few doors down, Colin Turner leaned out of his upstairs window to speak to The Daily Telegraph. Read about our approach to external linking. US election 2020 polls: Who is ahead - Trump or Biden? “We put all the furniture back because we thought we had got off reasonably lightly,” she grimaced. Editor . “I don’t feel quite so lucky now.”, Last Friday, water surged back in, ruining all the rooms downstairs. Cait Kidd, a mother of three, has lived on Ham Island for two years and says her son's bedroom and husband's workshop both flooded on Tuesday. Amazon Prime Day 2020 UK: what date is the event and what are the best deals to look out for? Weaving in between flooded homes in her waders, she co-ordinates canoes to evacuate residents and deliver chemical toilets to homeowners who have been unable to flush their lavatories for weeks. "It's hugely worrying, because we don't see any respite at the moment at all.". Get involved with the news in your community, This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Editors' Code of Practice. Flood warden Gillie Bolton was waiting anxiously this morning to see if her house will become the second on Ham Island in Old Windsor to 'go under'. “We all will. 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Prior to The Great Stink of London, Windsor … Normally, the Thames runs clear as it passes the houses. Graham Satchell reports from Old Windsor where residents begin the task of cleaning up following the devastating floods which hit the UK last week. Mrs Bolton called the official again, who told her to call 999 instead. VideoGazans struggle with pandemic and blockade, Royal Ballet back on stage with social distancing. “I said she wouldn’t be able to assess the situation from the top of the road: she needed to borrow my husband’s waders. So when the Environment Agency finally dispatched an official to inspect the damage, local residents met her expectantly. © 2020 BBC. "Never, ever seen it as bad as this.". Her neighbour's house became the first home on the island to be flooded. The site on the edge of Ham Island has been put forward as a potential extraction site by owners Jayflex. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Your Privacy Controls. Find out more about how we use your information in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy. All that is holding the community together, it seems, is flood warden and islander Gillie Bolton. The children's playground on Ham Island (CHRISTOPHER PLEDGER), As we reached Cait Kidd’s house, we offered to take off our waders at the door. She is surviving on three hours’ sleep, checking on residents every morning before visiting her husband in hospital each afternoon. Francis Batt. 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Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. ", Kate Kidd said: "It will destroy the habitat of so much wildlife - birds, deer, sparrow hawks, kingfishers.". Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The 60-year-old has not left his house, which is surrounded by water, for a week, but neighbours have ferried supplies. The house is specifically built high off the ground to be on the river – and now it’s in the river.”. We're right at the bottom of it. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community. “She doesn’t want to move,” he said. "Yesterday, the bantam chickens were surrounded by four feet of water," she said. The ground floor of his riverside home is all but destroyed. Walking with their two dogs on Hayle Beach, Cornwall, Helen and Jay Barrett from St Agnes told the BBC people should be embracing the breezy conditions. Map of Old Windsor (Windsor, Berkshire) postcodes and their flood risks. Chairman of Old Windsor parish council Jane Dawson said: "We want this taken off the list of possible areas for gravel … We didn’t have our lives disrupted until the Jubilee River was built.”, Despite it all, the islanders are coping. Flood warden Gillie Bolton was waiting anxiously this morning to see if her house will become the second on Ham Island in Old Windsor to 'go under'. But it's now impassable. “Don’t worry about that,” she laughed. He said the 'lagoons' were field areas surrounded by earth bunds. The Thames islanders battling floods - and bureaucrats . Video, How history was made in the 2020 science Nobels, Mick Fleetwood surprises viral Dreams TikTok star. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. 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