Rachel Colenso

Jeremy and Rachel Colenso with family, Shepperton  Thames River Scoot supporting the British Red Cross This week we took the chance to trial our new micro-scooters from Shepperton to Laleham. - Two places that have received recent global attention as flood waters rose to record heights, wrecking homes and causing thousands to be evacuated. The prime Minister, David Cameron waded through the flooded roads in his wellies captured on news-clips with a look of disbelief and exhaustion. (This had been a rather arduous and wet tour of southern Britain!) I can only imagine that someone in his position must have a very firm and rational mind, because I would definitely have spent the next two weeks having nightmares of floods and storms. Rosemary and Jasmine scooting through Shepperton, Thames River Scoot This section of the Thames was recently under so much water that we were stopped nearly a mile from the Thames by what we thought was a river that had burst its banks. It wasn...

  We are attempting to scoot the length of the Thames River to raise funds for the Red Cross International Disaster Fund . By coincidence, today we scooted passed one of many areas where The Thames has burst its banks and flooded homes. The area is Laleham, near Staines upon Thames. People, many elderly were notified at 4am last week by the environmental agency to get rations and warm bedding and to move into the upper most rooms or attics of their homes. They were instructed to fill pillow cases with earth from their gardens and create barricades to prevent flooding where possible. They have spent a week in freezing winter conditions without electricity. So extremely sad to witness this disaster. We spoke to one man who's 74 year old sister was told to go into the garden and fill pillow cases with earth. It was 4am, and pouring with rain at the time. People have been afraid to evacuate their home. Many have had nowhere to go to. This has given us a tiny insight into ...