Article X1W2 'Best wedding ever': Ullswater villagers and guests rescued after three days

'Best wedding ever': Ullswater villagers and guests rescued after three days

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Helen Pidd North of England editor
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Glenridding was cut off during Storm Desmond, but Cumbria's irrepressible community spirit ensured all 400 residents and guests stayed safe

Sam and Samantha Thompson have more reason than most couples to remember the day they got married.

At midnight on Saturday, when they expected to bid their friends and family farewell to spend their first night as husband and wife, the lawyers from Hull found themselves stranded by the flooding in Cumbria, along with their 70 guests.

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