‘Incredible’ flood-hit gym members praised
A GYM boss is praising the ‘unbelievable community spirit’ of its members after volunteers rallied to help the business when it was hit by severe flooding.
Monday evening’s heavy rain hit hard at 1Basecamp in Hilsea, damaging the guttering and sending buckets of water into the gym.
When staff came to work at 4am the following morning, they were horrified by the damage they found.
Stormwater had flooded the gym, leaving ankle deep waters on the flooring and equipment knocked out of place.
Becky Foster, Basecamp cafe manager, said: ‘The guttering failed, so any holes in the side of the building got flooded in all directions.
‘We have a professional boxing cage with specialised floor that just exploded from the water.
‘We saw it all on CCTV - it reminds me of that scene in Titanic when all the bolts came out and water starts to flood in.’
Gym owners Lea Jackson and Dan Till built their business in a Hilsea warehouse in December last year, and opened at the Limberline Spur Skill Centre as soon as gyms and leisure centres were able to on April 12.
Staff, gym members, and friends, family, and supporters put in an 18 hour work day to help the gym recover from the impact of the storm.
The team worked until 10pm to clean, clear, and move gym equipment back to its rightful homes.
Becky said: ‘I walked in this morning, and you wouldn't think anything had happened. The members we’ve got are incredible. Unbelievable community spirit, and exactly what Basecamp is all about.’