{"id":1827,"date":"2010-02-17T15:16:53","date_gmt":"2010-02-17T15:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/?p=1827"},"modified":"2010-02-17T16:01:53","modified_gmt":"2010-02-17T16:01:53","slug":"funny-image-from-cockermouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/2010\/02\/funny-image-from-cockermouth\/","title":{"rendered":"Funny image from Cockermouth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Any visit to a town that is trying to recover from a major incident always makes you wonder if you could do more to help and in many ways also slightly depressed.<\/p>\n

So it was when we visited Cockermouth<\/a> over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Background<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just in case you are unaware of the hours of news<\/a> footage towards the end of 2009, \u00a0Cockermouth and the surrounding area had severe flooding following heavy rain during November.<\/p>\n

The Main Street in the town had torrents of water cascading down it, over a metre deep.<\/p>\n

As a result many town centre businesses are displaced and the builders and drying contractors have moved in.<\/p>\n

Open for business<\/strong><\/p>\n

Away from the skips and florescent safety gear clad workmen, life continues and Cockermouth, like many other areas affected in the storms, is open for business<\/a> and is welcoming trade.<\/p>\n

\"Unusual<\/a>
Unusual combination of businesses in Cockermouth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our walk took us through the middle of the town and at the far end, feeling quite helpless, our spirits were raised, well at least mum and dad had a giggle, when they came across this financial institution.<\/p>\n

As we have mentioned many businesses have moved from their normal premises and have sought alternative accommodation.<\/p>\n

It would seem that this pension trust service, Wensley Mackay<\/a>, now offer more than just financial support.<\/p>\n

Flood recovery fund<\/strong><\/p>\n

Set up immediately after the flooding the Cumbria Flood Recovery Fund<\/a> has now raised in excess of \u00a32m to help individuals and families suffering financial hardship and to support community projects recover.<\/p>\n

Update 17 Feb 4pm – Flood fund now closed<\/a> – BBC News<\/p>\n

Until next time, <\/strong><\/p>\n

Buster and Charlie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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