My mother lived in Upton Upon Severn for many years till her death and I have some very happy memories of our many visits to her bungalow from our homes in Worcester and Reading.
What a sad sight it was to see the recent flood damage caused by the overflowing river Severn following the recent torrential downpours. Upton is not unused to flooding as I witnessed many times during our visits over the years.
The lower flood marker is 1885, the upper 1947
The reason for a major event this time, was the timing – middle of the Summer and the forgetful government Environmental Agency not turning up with the flood defenses, which in fact should have been kept in Upton in the first place. The resulting disaster can be seen in this aerial shot from the BBC.
Had the flood defenses been in place as can be seen in this picture during the earlier June floods, it would have prevented much of the damage that was created by the lack of flood defenses.
Upton Upon Severn is slowly getting back to normal, and it will face flooding again, but the flood defense must be kept in Upton and maybe local can be trained to erect them as and when needed.
Beasley's Place 