But you might want to not go to Manchester, and do as much preventative action as possible instead. Have you looked at

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/flood/351186/351222/351261/?version=1&lang=_e ?

I guess you are fairly well sited for being somewhere where there are a lot of people around who know the right thing to do and will take appropriate action.
 
TVM! We'll give it much thought before travelling.

Bug
 
We looked at the web sites and ended up going home for another hour to do more preparations including clearing leaves from outside drains, moving some more things upstairs (had forgotten about contamination), plugging sinks etc, and leaving keys and mobile phone number with a neighbour who knows how to turn off gas and electric.

We checked the weather forecast and they were fairly definite there would be no more rain this weekend, so we went off to Manchester and had a jolly good time.
 
I still can't get through to the Environment Agency web pages - I think their servers need upgrading...

I guess you are fairly well sited...

Funnilly, I was thinking just the same thing :-)

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