Flooding Causes Major Damage To Fleckney Village Hall
Written by HFM News on 3rd January 2024
Major damage has been caused to Fleckney Village Hall after it flooded when a near-by brook overflowed yesterday afternoon.
The building, which is used daily by numerous community groups, is now closed while a major clean-up takes place.
Equipment worth thousands of pounds belonging to Duckpond Players Drama Group has been ruined and memorabilia dating back 25 years destroyed.
Sarah Atherton is a member of the group and told HFM she rushed to the building when the alarm was raised:
Flooding inside Fleckney Village Hall Pic: Michael Preston
Groups who usually meet in the hall are now trying to find alternative accommodation while the scale of the damage is assessed.
Bet Haggerty runs Duckpond Players and also organises a weekly drop-in event for elderly members of the community.
She spoke to HFM about what happened:
Flooding in Fleckney yesterday. Pic?video below: Marcus Walton
Other properties in Fleckney were also flooded yesterday and the centre of the village was underwater for a time.
Flooding in Fleckney yesterday. Pic: Michael Preston
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