Prince in thanks over flood effort (From Hampshire Chronicle)

Prince in thanks over flood effort

12:14pm Saturday 28th November 2009

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The Prince of Wales has delivered a personal thank-you to emergency services for their work in the recovery operation in the flood-ravaged town of Cockermouth.

Charles met members of the mountain rescue service, police, fire rescue service, the ambulance service, the RNLI, the RAF and the RSPCA at the town's mountain rescue centre.

He spoke of his pride at the resilience and character displayed by the people of Cockermouth and the assisting emergency services.

He said: "I have always been a large admirer of the Cumbrian spirit. What has been so incredible is people's resilience to the horrors.

"Everywhere I have been I have heard praise for the emergency services especially for the mountain rescue team.

"I cannot tell you how proud I am to come up here and experience the fantastic way in which the British respond to a disaster. Everyone is helping together."

He added that Cockermouth was a "special place with character" where everyone was "so determined" to get their lives back to normal.

He added it was important to get the message across that Cumbria and the Lake District was "open for business".

The Prince of Wales visited a number of shops that had been relocated from their flood hit premises to a temporary arcade within the premises of the town's Mitchells Auction House.

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