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The Dennis-Yarmouth Woman s Club has supported the community for 25 years. Members of the club recently donated $1,700 to the Veterans Home in Dennis. In addition, club members donated $450 of kitchen utensils and supplies for their use.
As a member of the General Federation of Women s Clubs of Massachusetts, the club is dedicated to community improvement through volunteer service and, with your help, plans to continue its support to Cape Cod and Islands Veterans Outreach.
The club has not met for a year yet still provides opportunities for members to support the community during the pandemic. For membership information, please email dywc95@gmail.com.
In Harold Hill, homes in Taunton Road, Barnstable Road and North Hill Drive were badly affected, with some residents asked to be rehoused rather than return to their flooded homes.
On the railways, trains were halted at Gidea Park, due to flooding at Brentwood and line subsidence at Chelmsford. Army lorries conveyed around 2,000 passengers to their destinations with delays up to five hours.
Local farms incurred heavy losses as fields were awash over a significant area. An estimated million pounds worth of agricultural damage had been caused. Livestock was lost and carcasses were found a week later along the banks of rivers, whilst crops that had been gathered were washed away or destroyed.