The weather forecast had warned of the arrival of Storm Bella on Boxing Day night. Resources had been removed from the marquee and every precaution taken to preserve the tent. Nevertheless, the following morning the sight from a distance suggested that the tent was not right. It certainly was not its normal shape.
There had been a problem with extreme winds before. One morning after a stormy night, the contents had been exposed. Of course, that was easily remedied by putting back the front canvas.
But this time the impact had been more serious. The toilet gazebo was no longer on the plat but the other side of the stock-proof fence. The marquee was overturned, and the frame bent and broken.
The damaged gazebo was recovered and put together again. It will serve for a short time before it is replaced with a shed. The marquee has been dismantled and the site cleared. The polytunnel is serving as a temporary furniture store.
There is work to be done before the children return in a week. Pressure!
In the words of the Apostle Paul: “We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair.”