A resident of Nafferton has told his story of the chain of events which unfurled following a suspected World War Two bomb being unearthed in his village.
The 2lb bomb, which was found to be inert by a bomb disposal squad yesterday (Wednesday 10 April) evening, was discovered by members of the Nafferton in Bloom committee who had been digging near the railway station.
In an interview with the Times & Post, the resident of Mill Chase, Nafferton, who wished to remain anonymous, said: “I saw police there when I came back from work at about half past six and I didn’t think anything of it.
“But probably about an hour later I noticed a crowd of people in our street and I heard someone on the phone saying we might be evacuated.
“All of a sudden we heard the siren and the bomb squad came by.”
He continued to say one resident left the scene, with their cat, following rumours an evacuation may take place.
“As far as Nafferton goes it was exciting, and there were about 30 people out in the street,” he said.
The bomb was taken away for disposal by the team of three experts.
Police were informed at 5.45pm that what appeared to be a WWII style shell had been unearthed in a grass verge near Nafferton Railway Station.
A police officer stationed in Driffield was already in Nafferton, and arrived on the scene before the bomb disposal unit, closing off Station Road.
Trains were stopped between Driffield and Bridlington, with a rail replacement bus service provided for passengers.
Reaction to the bomb sent social media sites buzzing with messages and comments.
See next week’s Times & Post for a full report and pictures, out on Thursday 18 April.