Earlier in the month I referred to the calamity that befell Cumbrian club Threlkeld CC in June 2012 when hundreds of tons of rubble were washed on to the outfield. On Monday my wife and I called at the ground on a typically capricious Lake District afternoon. Shortly after the above photograph was taken there was a heavy shower followed by a spectacular rainbow.
Despite the gloom I hope you can see that the large damaged area has been cleared and levelled but remains to be reseeded. The photograph is taken from the pavilion.
In the foreground of the above photograph you may just be able to make out the wall of a culvert that runs by the ground. In the aftermath of the dramatic events of that June day club chairman Richard Allen claimed that had the culvert been dredged regularly by the relevant authority then the disaster could have been avoided.
Threlkeld play in the Eden Valley Cricket League whose three divisions stretch from Kirkby Stephen in the south to Carlisle in the north. Since the flood Threlkeld have played their home matches at Braithwaite CC, on the western side of Lake Bassenthwaite, If you are in the area and fancy visiting the damaged ground then it is on the south side of the A66: there is no need to turn into the village. The link to purchase the fund raising calendar is at www.rainstoppedplay.org
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