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Flood Warning for Wye 28/02/2010

Wye residents and visitors should take great care when driving and walking near the River Stour flood plain.

NATIONAL SEVERE WEATHER WARNING SERVICE

Flash Warning of
- Heavy Rain

For the following areas
- Bournemouth (Severe)
- Brighton + Hove (Severe)
- Dorset (Severe)
- E Sussex (Severe)
- Hampshire (Severe)
- Isle of Wight (Severe)
- Kent (Severe)
- Medway (Severe)
- Poole (Severe)
- Portsmouth (Severe)
- Southampton (Severe)
- Surrey (Severe)
- W Sussex (Severe)

Heavy and persistent rain will spread northwards across parts of
southern England, giving totals of 20 to 35 mm, falling on already
saturated ground. The public are advised to take extra care and
refer to the latest Environment Agency, Floodline, and Flood
Warnings in force and refer to the Highways Agency for further
advice on traffic disruption on motorways and trunk roads.

Issued by the Met Office at 16:46 on Saturday, 27th February 2010

Valid from 00:01 on Sunday, 28th February 2010
until 12:00 on Sunday, 28th February 2010

For enquiries regarding this warning -
please contact the Met Office customer centre
- Phone: 0870 900 0100
- Fax : 0870 900 5050
- Email: enquiries@metoffice.gov.uk

I do not in principle agree with the concept of the care village as I can see that it will become a community in its own right but could well be isolated from the rest of Wye through location and maybe outlook . The Care villages that I know of have their own suppliers and services and some have their own shops under francises already determined, so I am struggling to see how this will really be of any benifit to Wye. I think we need to encourage young families to come to Wye in order bring new ideas and to enable the village to evolve to face future challenges. If nothing else we need new people to support some of the village organisations because if you look around you at some of the societies they are still being run by the same people as they were some 20 years ago and some of the more active ones can only survive through importing members from other areas.

Mary Lacey a Wye DogWalker invites you to:

Have fun with your dog, meet new friends, help change lives………..

Come and join us on a Dog Walk for Sport Relief Sunday 21st March 2010

Meet at Wye Parish Church 2pm (to set off at 2.30pm)

Donation of £5 per entry (all proceeds will go direct to Sport Relief)

We will walk a round trip up onto Wye Downs, across the Crown and on to the Devil’s Kneading Trough (estimated timing 2 – 3 hours, with some steep climbs).

. All owners must take responsibility for their dogs

. Dogs must be under control and kept on a lead at all times

. Please respect the Countryside Code 

Any queries, please contact: Mary Lacey (tel: 01233 813 227)                           

‘In aid of Sport Relief, an initiative of Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 (England/Wales SC039730 (Scotland)’                                                                                                 

Following our article about the Golden Jubilee celebrations in our Village. These photographs taken at the Silver Jubilee 1977 have come to light.

The top picture shows a very packed Church Street.

Looking out of the window above his shop is Ken Wakelin.

The picture below shows seated at the top of the table, Charlie Hayward who worked at Wye College as Butler and retired after 50 years service. To Charlie’s left is his wife Bessie.

Double click on pictures to enlarge.

Do you have any memories of the Silver Jubilee celebrations in Wye? If so please share them with us.