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| Whaley Bridge residents get 15 minutes to grab essentials | Whaley Bridge residents get 15 minutes to grab essentials |
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| Police have allowed 1,500 residents evacuated from the Derbyshire town of Whaley Bridge on Thursday to return home for up to 15 minutes to pick up essential items. | Police have allowed 1,500 residents evacuated from the Derbyshire town of Whaley Bridge on Thursday to return home for up to 15 minutes to pick up essential items. |
| We asked some of those who headed back into the exclusion zone what they had prioritised. | We asked some of those who headed back into the exclusion zone what they had prioritised. |
| Checking on the pets | Checking on the pets |
| After being allowed to take their two dogs, Sooty and Sweep, with them on Thursday, Lynn and Matt Lingard used the opportunity to return to collect the rest of their pets, including two rabbits. | After being allowed to take their two dogs, Sooty and Sweep, with them on Thursday, Lynn and Matt Lingard used the opportunity to return to collect the rest of their pets, including two rabbits. |
| Mrs Lingard said: "We've managed to get our little ones out of the home. The police were very helpful. | Mrs Lingard said: "We've managed to get our little ones out of the home. The police were very helpful. |
| "We're quite down today. It hit us hard going back to our home and seeing what we have to leave behind and could lose if anything happens. We just want to live a normal life." | "We're quite down today. It hit us hard going back to our home and seeing what we have to leave behind and could lose if anything happens. We just want to live a normal life." |
| Holiday necessities | |
| How long does it take you to pack for your holiday? Samantha Nally had to pack it into 15 minutes as she is due to jet off to Spain on Wednesday and is unsure whether she will be able to return home again before leaving. | How long does it take you to pack for your holiday? Samantha Nally had to pack it into 15 minutes as she is due to jet off to Spain on Wednesday and is unsure whether she will be able to return home again before leaving. |
| She told us she grabbed her passport plus as many clothes, medication and holiday essentials as she could in the time allowed. | She told us she grabbed her passport plus as many clothes, medication and holiday essentials as she could in the time allowed. |
| "We were very worried, it's the first family holiday we will have had in years," she said. | "We were very worried, it's the first family holiday we will have had in years," she said. |
| "I even considered sneaking into my house at night to get my passport if I had to, so I didn't let my son down." | "I even considered sneaking into my house at night to get my passport if I had to, so I didn't let my son down." |
| Cat and clothes | Cat and clothes |
| Elle Pilkington told us her partner rushed back to their evacuated home in Furness Vale and grabbed enough clothes to last him, her and their son for the next seven days. | Elle Pilkington told us her partner rushed back to their evacuated home in Furness Vale and grabbed enough clothes to last him, her and their son for the next seven days. |
| She said he also collected their pet cat, a stack of toiletries plus leg splints and toys for their son. | She said he also collected their pet cat, a stack of toiletries plus leg splints and toys for their son. |
| "I was in the middle of a 14-hour shift when we first evacuated so we weren't able to take anything when we first left - plus we had no idea how long we'd be gone for," she said. | "I was in the middle of a 14-hour shift when we first evacuated so we weren't able to take anything when we first left - plus we had no idea how long we'd be gone for," she said. |
| Sentimental items | Sentimental items |
| For Bronwyn Downs, sentiment played a part in prioritising what to take in the 15-minute window. | For Bronwyn Downs, sentiment played a part in prioritising what to take in the 15-minute window. |
| She said: "When we first evacuated we were able to grab our cats and not a lot else. My partner nipped back last night and picked up some clothes and our memory box. | She said: "When we first evacuated we were able to grab our cats and not a lot else. My partner nipped back last night and picked up some clothes and our memory box. |
| "It was all very confusing and unorganised. They've said to prepare for seven days out of the village at least, but at the same time people can enter at their own risk." | "It was all very confusing and unorganised. They've said to prepare for seven days out of the village at least, but at the same time people can enter at their own risk." |
| Nothing at all | Nothing at all |
| Angela Rolley said her partner and son considered dashing back to their home in Whaley Bridge, but concluded it was too risky. | Angela Rolley said her partner and son considered dashing back to their home in Whaley Bridge, but concluded it was too risky. |
| She said: "There is still a risk of the dam breaching, so the risk is not worth taking. | She said: "There is still a risk of the dam breaching, so the risk is not worth taking. |
| "Their house is the first that would be hit, so they are managing with just what they have." | "Their house is the first that would be hit, so they are managing with just what they have." |
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