Monday 17 February 2014

Topical Weather Update for Windsor

A308 at Runnymede
A308 at Runnymede
At Practical Bathing, we’ve been receiving many calls and contacts to see if we are affected by the now infamous flooding in Old Windsor. Never has our village received so much media attention!

We’ve been keeping a very close eye on the Thames and the weather forecasts and, last week, the water level rose to within 2cm of spilling over! It looks more like the Amazon than the Thames!

Much of the flooding is actually ground water rising up, rather than direct flooding from the river, and the areas affected are quite small. Practical Bathing is outside of the flood area, so fairly safe – or so we thought…

On Wednesday 12th February, we experienced something of a hurricane with driving rain and howling winds. Then came a lightning bolt that struck extremely close to our building, knocking out the electrical supply. It took out the phones, fax, internet, credit card machine – in short, everything was down.

Miraculously there was no physical damage and, by replacing the router and card terminal, we were back up and running the following day. The way local people have rallied round to offer food, drinks and support for the emergency crews has been inspiring. Our Director, Paul, is a volunteer flood warden and was helping traffic flow at a flood area on Saturday.

With more water coming down, we are told that even higher water levels may be imminent – watch this space!

Tuesday 4 February 2014

New! The Biarritz Walk-in Bath-Shower is stylish and contemporary

The Biarritz walk in bath / shower offers practicality and ease of access combined with contemporary styling. Features include a glass walk-in door with chromed latch mechanism and a step height of only 7" plus a removable 'bath board' at the shower end for seated showering.

Available in two sizes with left or right hand door position, the price includes front and end panels, bath board and glass shower screen. Further specifications can be seen on our website.

The Biarritz is the latest addition to our walk-in bath and shower range. Please view our website for further information and for other Practical Bathing products.