We are back up and running at SerenArts Gallery after the floods of last weekend. A good team effort from the Tithebarn Workshops Family!

This amazing photo, taken from a video posted on Spotted in Bradford, shows the extent of the flooding around Barton Farm. We were lucky to get away with the amount of flooding we did get this time. It could’ve been a whole lot worse.

There is always a lot of talk after an event like this happens. We remember the big plans that were discussed after the 2013 floods, which were worse for us. Eventually after much consulting and planning, very little was done apart from the Bullpit flood defence wall. After being deployed only a handful of times, this was then dropped as a bad idea due to a number of reasons including health and safety.

Perhaps this time around a firm flood plan can be put in place and maybe some assistance for those worst hit, as Wiltshire Councillor Tim Trimble suggested in an article on the BBC News website this morning.

Hopefully this doesn’t come over as whiny as we knew the risks of being next to the river when we moved to the Tithebarn Workshops over 15 years ago. We are extremely lucky to have our beautiful gallery in such a superb setting and we accept the highs and the lows (literally!). Good luck to all those clearing up.