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| Fund for flooding victims set up | Fund for flooding victims set up |
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| More than £140,000 has been pledged to a fund set up to help victims of the floods in Cumbria. | More than £140,000 has been pledged to a fund set up to help victims of the floods in Cumbria. |
| The Cumbria Flood Recovery Fund will provide financial help for those worst affected when record levels of rain fell in 24 hours before the weekend. | The Cumbria Flood Recovery Fund will provide financial help for those worst affected when record levels of rain fell in 24 hours before the weekend. |
| Cumbria County Council has pledged £50,000 to the fund and the public have begun to donate money via the website. | |
| Collections are taking place in Whitehaven and Workington and a call centre is taking telephone donations. | Collections are taking place in Whitehaven and Workington and a call centre is taking telephone donations. |
| Nuclear Management Partners, who own Sellafield Ltd, kick-started the fund by donating £50,000 and Allerdale Borough Council pledged £25,000. | |
| Resilience praised | Resilience praised |
| So far the public has donated £500 with a further £15,000 being given by the trustees of the Cumbria Community Foundation which set up the fund. | So far the public has donated £500 with a further £15,000 being given by the trustees of the Cumbria Community Foundation which set up the fund. |
| The Foundation said the first phase of grant making would concentrate on the the elderly, people with disabilities and families with children aged under five. | The Foundation said the first phase of grant making would concentrate on the the elderly, people with disabilities and families with children aged under five. |
| The Foundation helped victims of the Carlisle floods in 2005 handing out clothing, bedding and toys. | The Foundation helped victims of the Carlisle floods in 2005 handing out clothing, bedding and toys. |
| Acting Director, Deb Muscat, said, "The Community Foundation was able to make its first grants four days after the Carlisle floods. We expect to be able to the same again." | Acting Director, Deb Muscat, said, "The Community Foundation was able to make its first grants four days after the Carlisle floods. We expect to be able to the same again." |
| Meanwhile the Bishop of Carlisle, James Newcome, has praised local people's resilience. | Meanwhile the Bishop of Carlisle, James Newcome, has praised local people's resilience. |
| He said: "One of the most encouraging things about all of this is the way in which people have worked together to help the unfortunate people who have been most affected. | |
| "The grit, the resilience and astonishing sense of humour that has been shown by all the people in the worst affected areas." | "The grit, the resilience and astonishing sense of humour that has been shown by all the people in the worst affected areas." |
| Another two inches of rain was expected to fall in Cumbria on Sunday. The area was devastated by floods after heavy rain on Thursday. | Another two inches of rain was expected to fall in Cumbria on Sunday. The area was devastated by floods after heavy rain on Thursday. |
| Bridges and roads across the county remain closed. | Bridges and roads across the county remain closed. |
| Work to examine the safety of Cumbria's 1,800 bridges is under way after heavy rain and floods weakened some structures. | Work to examine the safety of Cumbria's 1,800 bridges is under way after heavy rain and floods weakened some structures. |
| Prime Minister Gordon Brown ordered the review during a visit on Saturday, when he pledged £1m for flooded communities | Prime Minister Gordon Brown ordered the review during a visit on Saturday, when he pledged £1m for flooded communities |
| Structural engineers in Cumbria have confirmed the Workington or Calva Bridge, in Workington, is almost certain to collapse. | Structural engineers in Cumbria have confirmed the Workington or Calva Bridge, in Workington, is almost certain to collapse. |
| Full list of road and bridge closures | Full list of road and bridge closures |
| Jim Smith from Cumbrian Highways, said: "We have had issues with the the Workington Bridge that is currently closed. It looks like we might be about to lose that." | Jim Smith from Cumbrian Highways, said: "We have had issues with the the Workington Bridge that is currently closed. It looks like we might be about to lose that." |
| He said the police were making the site safe. | He said the police were making the site safe. |
| The bridge was one of two main routes into Workington - the other, the Papcastle route, is also closed. | The bridge was one of two main routes into Workington - the other, the Papcastle route, is also closed. |
| To help with the clean-up operation 20,000 flood defence and clean-up bags are being distributed from Cockermouth and Keswick. | To help with the clean-up operation 20,000 flood defence and clean-up bags are being distributed from Cockermouth and Keswick. |
| The free bags are being distributed to the public from Mitchell's Lakeland Livestock Centre in Cockermouth and from the car park at the rear of Keswick police station. | The free bags are being distributed to the public from Mitchell's Lakeland Livestock Centre in Cockermouth and from the car park at the rear of Keswick police station. |