Lincolnshire left battered by Storm Ciara

Lincolnshire was battered by Storm Ciara yesterday with emergency services stretched to the limit dealing with dozens of calls.
One of the trees blown down in Boston Cemetery yesterdayOne of the trees blown down in Boston Cemetery yesterday
One of the trees blown down in Boston Cemetery yesterday

Trees were felled, blocking roads, there was some property damage, and power lines fell in the Boston area.

In Boston, the town’s cemetery was closed for safety reasons because of issues with fallen trees and branches. At least one very large tree was blown down in the cemetery. It's unclear as yet as to whether any graves were damaged.

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In nearby Burgh-le-Marsh, a historic windmill had its sails ripped off by the high winds.

And an RAF gunship helicopter ended up landing in a fenland near Helpringham as winds picked up.

The Apache helicopter from the British Army Air Corps' Attack Helicopter Battlegroup developed hydraulic problems and had to make the landing.

The commander of the unit took it in good spirits and tweeted: "If you happen to see an Apache parked in a field in Lincolnshire, don’t worry! Due to a technical issue, the crew made a precautionary landing in a field. Our engineers are looking at it now. They may have to weather out the coming storm though before it comes home!"

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Trees were reported to have fallen down in a number of other areas in the Boston district, some felling power lines as they came down, and there was one report of a lamppost coming down in the wind.

At Anton’s Gowt, it was reported a 200-year-old Oak Tree came down, taking out the power to the Malcolm Arms pub.

In Boston town centre, police partially cordoned off part of High Street for a time due to the danger of tiles coming down from nearby buildings.

And Boston Town’s DWB Stadium has also suffered storm damage, with tomorrow's Lincs Senior Trophy semi-final v Holbeach United postponed for safety reasons, the club announced today.

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Police say they had almost 240 weather related calls yesterday.

At 7pm yesterday evening, the Lincolnshire Police Force control room tweeted: "So far today we have dealt with 628 calls for service.....238 of them were linked to Storm Ciara.....and the day is not yet over!! Thanks go to everyone helping out and to all the other agencies working alongside us today....teamwork!! #StormCiaraUk."

Lincolnshire Fire and rescue Service said they received 40 weather related calls on Sunday and their crews and officers had attended 17 of these calls around the county.

The county council closed all its household recycling centres for safety reasons on Sunday too and there was disruption to rail services caused by speed restrictions on the lines due to the wind.