Set off on Sunday with all the will in the world to get to the meet, but with the flooding in Rawtenstall a normal 5 minute drive became 30 minutes. Then the A56 dual carriage way out of the Rossendale valley looked more like a river, and has much as I have faith in the V90's awd tech, I felt I would have made more progress on a Jetski. So caution overcame bravado and I decided to return home to find road closures due to flooding in Rawtenstall..
Alternate route home 20 mile detour
hope to get down for the next meet.