The great flood of 2012

 Flooding on the farm

We’d never seen anything like it in down here at Radford Mill Farm in the last 30 years. One day in early December after a particularly savage downpour, the river Cam, usually a gentle creature, burst its banks and flooded the lower reaches of the farm. People stood by anxiously in the mill yard and watched as the water just kept coming and the level rose at an alarming rate.  

Frank’s cottage got the worst of it and the poly tunnels were underwater and very soggy for a while. Whilst we did suffer some flood damage, thankfully this has been relatively minor but it was a real reminder of the power nature can have and how this can sometimes become up close and personal.