The River Brit has burst its banks flooding the pitch and clubhouse at Bridport Football Club.

Two feet of water have completely submerged the pitch at St Mary’s field on Skilling Road with up to eight inches throughout the Beehive social club.

The flooding has meant that the club have had to cancel all their functions this week and has put Saturday’s home game against Elburton Villa on Saturday December 9, under threat

Adrian Scadding, the club’s chairman discovered the flooding after cameras set up to keep an eye on the clubhouse stopped working and went by to check the condition of the site on his way to work.

He said: “The river burst its banks and the pitch is two feet under water. It has also come into the clubhouse which has about 8 inches throughout.

“I had to wade my way through the clubhouse.

“There is not a lot you can do about it until it subsides. We have had to cancel all our events this week. We had something on every night.

“It has only happened once before about eight or nine years ago.”

“It is going to be a busy week of cleaning up it is a nightmare.”

There have been several flood warnings put out across west Dorset today along with a yellow weather warning for rain which is in place until 6pm on Monday, November 4.