High Water Level

High Water Level

So, we’ve got used to the weather in Keasden taking us a little by surprise but on arriving at the Temperance Hall, it’s clear they’ve had a bit more weather than we got in Wigan as Keasden Beck looks set to break its banks.

We can usually walk under Reeby’s Bridge and not touch the top of the archway but today, the water level is easily three metres higher than usual and the speed it carries the twigs and leaves past us is enough to convince us today is not a day for splashing around.

Temperance Hall sits in a lovely spot in Keasden with the regular background noise from the beck usually helping put us into a gentle sleep but something tells me, we’re going to be a little more attentive tonight.

I recall the planning application we put in years ago now and one of the suggestions stating we should leave a notice on the door, stating what to do in the event of a fire or flood.  My original suggestion for flooding was “leave through the front door, turn left and advance up the hill, if you get wet feet, turn right instead and advance up the other hill”.  Sitting here listening to the rushing water and rocks being dislodged in the beck, something tells me I might need to put something a little less flippant together before I get busy with the laminator!

Anyway, the following morning things have settled down a bit.  The car hasn’t been washed downstream and all is right with the world.  Although the water level isn’t quite where we’d like it for paddling just yet, it seems to have calmed down some.