The government has issued advice on how to save water, due to very low levels in some parts of the country. Five regions are officially in drought. Top of the list is to get a water butt, to save rainwater to water the garden with. See the water butt section in the menu above, to order one if you want. Various sizes available.
The last on the list was more obscure. Delete emails to reduce storage memory being used, as data centres use a lot of water to keep cool.
Today a hosepipe ban was announced for the Yorkshire region, and it is expected to last until winter. In previous years when hosepipe bans have been announced there has been a surge of water butt orders, with some sizes going out of stock, and longer delivery times. If you want to catch any falling rain and store it for watering your garden, a water butt kit that fits onto your drainpipe works great. Various sizes are for sale in the water butts category.
It has been very dry for weeks. The photo below shows gauges in the river. Typically the water is at the 2nd post. In flood it can be well past where the photo was taken. It's dry all over Britain. Just today the news said Scotland has had the driest start to the year since 1964. Who knows, the weather might change to constant downpours, but if it remains drier than average there could be summer hosepipe bans. If this happens, there is usually a surge of orders for water butts. To avoid the queues for delivery you could order now, to get your water butt kit ready and collect any rain that falls. Various sizes and types are available in the water butt section.
July 2023 was hot, the grass turned yellow. This followed on from the super hot day in August 2022, that broke records. People thought it was going to be a good summer, then July began...
