Victoria Park in 2024 - Here We Go
Again
w/e 04 February 2024
All of this week's
pictures were taken with a Nikon D3300
A month by month look at Ilkeston's
Victoria Park in 2024 - Part 01 January.
Storms with strong winds and heavy rainfall have lashed the country
recently and resulted in fallen trees, floods and damage to many
properties and it's been a pretty miserable start to the new
year. Ilkeston, being situated on a hill, has escaped relatively
lightly but there are still signs of the havoc caused by the
storms. On the brightest day of the week when the grey clouds
cleared and the sun shone through we decided to walk off a little
of the Christmas excesses and inevitably our route led us through
Victoria Park.
We entered the park through the gates near the Victoria Leisure
Centre where water was streaming down the path from the park
and creating a large puddle on the corner.
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Some of the water emanated from a raised manhole, now surrounded
by a barrier, which was probably as a result of the storm surge
but more water was flowing from further up the path too.
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Despite the weather, Barefeet in the Park was open for business
so we decided to break our walk and have a coffee.
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We sat under the verandah to sip our warming drink and looked
out over the bowling green, still glistening with surface water,
towards Bristol Road.
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After our drink we moved further into the park, passing the path
leading to Manners Road, where more water was streaming down
from the sodden ground.
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As we walked up the slope past the information board, the waterlogged
ground was draining towards the central beds and creating more
puddles along the edge of the path.
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In fact the puddles stretched all the way across the path at
one point but on the other side of the central beds, a small
group was sitting on a park bench and folding chairs to enjoy
their morning refreshment.
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Looking the other way through the trees to the children's play
area also showed water covered paths.
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Even on the higher ground in the park, the ground was still sodden.
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As it was too all down the Bristol Road
side of the park and other walkers through the park were well
advised to stick to the paths rather than cross the waterlogged
ground. It was a case of sticking to the paths or possibly getting
stuck in the mud. The park has suffered from the gales but will
surely return to its pristine best as the year progresses. We
will be back!
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