AN IMPROMPTU pool party was in full swing on Wednesday as fed-up residents in Abbotskerswell banded together to drain a road that had been flooded for three weeks.

The ‘Pump-party’ on Priory Road drafted in three water pumps to drain the deluge and was organised by Abbotskerswell Parish Council.

Village residents had become disillusioned with the slow response from Devon County Council and decided to clear the water themselves, managing to drain the flood in just over two hours.

A nearby landowner gave permission for the ‘filthy’ water to be pumped onto his road.

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