Wiltshire floods: Marlborough cafe 'completely gutted'

Marlborough fire station is now out of use "for some time"

A cafe owner says "there is nothing left" after his shop was hit by flooding last week.

The owner of Krumbz Cafe in Marlborough, Wiltshire, also said the building is "completely gutted" after the floods which began with Storm Henk.

Meanwhile Marlborough fire station will be out of use "for some time" and a fire engine has been relocated.

Communities across Wiltshire are still cleaning up after floods forced residents to leave their homes.

An amber cold health alert for the West of England has been issued by the Met Office and UK Health Security Agency.

The National Trust confirmed all its facilities at Avebury Manor are closed due to the widespread flooding.

And several road closures and flood warnings remain in place in Wiltshire.

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The Wharf Lacock, Reybridge, B3105 Staverton at The Causeway are among the roads closed and residents have been urged to avoid them.

Residents and hospitality businesses have told the BBC how the flooding has impacted them.

Roy Meek, owner of Krumbz cafe, told the BBC: "We took this business over a year ago and in the first year there was a flood.

"[It was] Nothing like this, the floors were salvageable - nothing was overly damaged. But this time around we did not expect anything like this to happen.

"We have got a proper flood protection in place and we felt safe. But with the amount of water that came down, it was inevitable for this flooding to happen.

"Our shop is completely gutted. There is nothing left."

Val Compton's house was flooded and she had to move all her furniture out

Flood water hit Marlborough and wider Wiltshire last Friday

Val Compton lives in Kennet Place and had to move all her belongings out of her home.

She said the community reaction has been "overwhelmingly kind".

She said: "The community reaction has been overwhelmingly kind. People have really pulled together, they have really helped each other.

"Everybody everywhere have stopped me and have asked 'are you alright? Do you need a bed? Do you need food?'. Everything I could have wished for was on offer."

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service said Marlborough Fire Station will be unusable while a clean up is carried out.

A spokesperson said: "The fire engine has been relocated within the town, in line with the Service's established business continuity plans, allowing the on-call firefighters to continue responding to incidents as normal. Their training nights will continue, using other fire stations and sites.

"It is likely that the fire station will remain out of commission for some time, while the clean-up is carried out and necessary repairs made.

"However, the service is confident that this work will start quickly, and its estates team is liaising with contractors and insurers to achieve this."

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A National Trust spokesperson said: "Due to recent heavy rainfall which has caused widespread flooding in the local area, all National Trust facilities at Avebury are currently closed.

"Flooding has affected the ground floor of the manor house, garden and visitor infrastructure. It is too early to assess how significant damage may be."

Additional reporting by the Local Democracy Reporting Service.