Hello, hope you had a nice Christmas!

We thought we would write about something that happened before Christmas but is still affecting Lancaster and the surrounding areas – the floods.

As per usual it was raining a lot in Lancaster (the weather is something you will have to get used to – especially if you are not from the north of England). On one Saturday night there was a power cut and everyone thought it would not last long however, from Saturday onwards Lancaster was a bit chaotic. There was no phone signal, nobody had any electricity and no shops were really open. It was a bit scary however, everyone seemed to see the funny side to it and just tried to carry on as normal (as much as they could). People were queuing to use phone boxes and it felt like Lancaster had gone back in time.

It turned out that the electricity box which powers Lancaster had become flooded – leaving nearly every home without electricity. The uni was shut for the last week of term because of the floods and all coursework deadlines / exams were postponed until January. Even though the whole flood saga was not good, it did show good community spirit and everyone clubbed together to help each other out. Everyone was talking to one another and people, whether you knew them or not, we’re making sure everyone was okay and was helping out where they could. The uni handled the whole situation really well and made sure that everyone was safe.

It’s good to know than whenever a problem as large as that one occurs Lancaster uni, and Lancaster as a whole, deals with it well!

Hopefully the flooding will soon stop across the north of England and everything will go back to normal!

Becky and Katie x