Cockermouth Floods

Cockermouth Flood News (Transferred from www.ceiservices.co.uk)
Everyone at CEI Services would like to express our deepest sympathy to all those affected by the floods. Being such a close knit town we all know many people whose lives are being turned upside down by these dreadful events. CEI is based in Cockermouth and wants to help our fellow residents. We have offered assistance to the local authorities and will continue to do so until they have completed the rescue and relocation mission.
We want to help Cockermouths residents, not just today but over the coming weeks, months and years.

Please feel free to Contact CEI Services with any flood clean up related issues and we will either point you in the right direction or try our best to help.

Please always try to use your local contractors. We will always be here and will be keen to support the recovery of your lives and businesses once the drying and re-building work is complete.

Please use the number below for all emergency issues:

The council has an emergency 24 hour hotline number for any enquiries relating to flooding incidents in the borough. Anyone seeking advice or information on issues such as requests for sandbags should call 01900 871080.
A charity donation page has been set up by The Cumbria Foundation for donations – Alternatively you can send a cheque made out to Cumbria Community Foundation to: Cumbria Community Foundation, Dovenby Hall, Cockermouth CA13 0PN. Please write on the back ‘Cumbria Flood Recovery Fund’.

How Are CEI Services Involved

20th-24th November 2009 - CEI Services has offered it's full support to Allerdale Council and to the staff at The Sheep & Wool Centre and Eco Centre. We have also made it known that we may be in a position to help uninsured and vulnerable residents.

25th November 2009 - CEI Services has started flood cleaning and disinfecting works on Main Street. We are working on King Arms Lane and are hoping to help restore some normailty and hygiene to this area within the next 5 days. We started by unblocking the drainage system running the length of the lane as it was completely blocked with silt, sewerage and mud amongst other things. Our next challenge is to work with business owners and other contractors to ensure we clean and sanitise the area efficiently and with as little disruption to their jobs as possible.

27th November 2009 - CEI Services has teamed up with Mark Grisedale Building Services to enable us to offer Cumbrians a complete flood restoration package. CEI deals with stage 1 - emptying the property, cleaning silt and mud from surfaces, stripping, decontaminating and finally drying out. Mark, whose company is a member of the Federation Of Master Builders, then arranges for his teams to start work on all aspects of the properties restoration.

28th November 2009 - At CEI Company Secretary Kate Archers 60th birthday party CEI staff, friends and family managed to raise more than £350.00. CEI Services would like to offer this money and our services free of charge to someone who really needs it. We have contacted the council, Times and Star and Cumbria Flood Foundation trying to find a suitable person but have had o response so far. If you know someone who genuinely needs our help, perhaps they couldn't afford the huge excess on their insurance, we would love to help them out and try to make Christmas a little easier for them!

30th November 2009 - CEI Services is now working alongside Mark Grisedale and his teams on various flood restoration projects throughout Cockermouth and surrounding villages.

5th December - Ongoing - Despite offers from CEI Services to help the victims of the floods we have heard no response. We continue to work on decontamination projects throughout West Cumbria. We have money and a team ready to help, Contact CEI Services if you need us or know someone who could benefit from some free assistance!