River Granta floods local fields and meadows

Following the heavy rain a day or two before Christmas, falling on already sodden ground, the level of the River Granta was very high on Christmas Eve flooding several adjacent fields over Christmas. 

Christmas Eve, around midday - levels almost topping the Millennium Bridge [photo DLT]

and the river was just about topping its banks by the village bridge [photo PB], 

but had burst its banks further downstream, flooding Cooke's Meadow and Sluice Wood, 

as well as the fields alongside the A1307 [photo PB]

and by late afternoon had flooded the western edge of the recreation ground [photo PB]