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BBC News
30-01-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Kershopefoot villagers' joy as power restored after seven days
Residents of a tiny hamlet left without power for seven days after Storm Éowyn said they were "delighted" to have electricity restored. Kershopefoot, between Cumbria and Scotland, had been in blackout since Friday morning when high winds saw trees on the edge of the village cut power Roland Underdown said engineers had "worked hard" and villagers were "overjoyed" to no longer be firing up camping stoves to eat beans on Power Energy Networks apologised to residents of the 29-property hamlet for the delay and said engineers had worked "tirelessly" to restore power. The power company had said electricity would be restored by Wednesday, but it did not return until 17:00 GMT on Thursday. Mr Underdown said: "The village is very happy, we had a flurry of engineers everywhere and I have to say they worked really hard."They managed to fire a generator up so we got on the temporary power supply just before lunch time, although we had a bit of a wobble when it ran out of diesel."We are now reconnected to the main grid and we felt deep joy." 'Lot of takeaways' The power company said it had sent a food van on Thursday so villagers could have a hot meal and its engineers had worked "tirelessly" to repair extensive damage to power lines. Mr Underwood said his wood burner had been a "lifeline" but that some villagers only had electric storage heaters. He said: "There's been a lot of takeaways and beans and toast eaten and people have been using camping stoves and that gets a bit boring after a while."Getting up early, stumbling over the dog, trying to find a candle and then firing up a camping stove for a hot drink is not something I want to repeat every day."
BBC News
28-01-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Kershopefoot residents feel 'forgotten' after Storm Éowyn
People living on the border between Cumbria and Scotland say they feel "cut off and forgotten" following Storm É tiny hamlet of Kershopefoot is preparing for its sixth day without power after high winds caused trees on the edge of the village to cut power lines on whose electricity is supplied by Scottish Power say the most optimistic deadline to be reconnected was Energy Networks said engineers were working to repair the damage and that a food van had been deployed to the 29-property hamlet. Resident Roland Underdown said he had expected an "emergency plan" to deal with the fallout of the storm."We've had no-one here at all," he said."We just feel cut off and forgotten from the rest of the country."A statement from the energy firm added: "Engineers are there right now working to repair extensive damage to the lines around Kershopefoot and are working tirelessly to restore power as quickly as they can."Mr Underdown said there were people with serious illnesses in the village and that only a few residents had log burners to heat their said: "We've been without power since 11:00 GMT on Friday and there's a lot of people solely reliant on electricity for their heating and cooking."It's a tight knit village and people have been helping each other out where they can."
