West Sussex village brewery gets power back after two days of disruption

A brewery in a West Sussex village has had its electricity supply restored after being forced for two days.

Langham Brewery in Lodsworth announced on Friday, October 23, that it had been left without power and water, forcing it to close its premises.

Langham Brewery in Lodsworth has had its electricity supply restored after being forced for two days. Picture: Google Maps

placeholder image — Langham Brewery in Lodsworth has had its electricity supply restored after being forced for two days. Picture: Google Maps

In an update posted at 3.30pm, the brewery said it hoped to reopen the following day. However, the disruption continued into the weekend.

The brewery later confirmed its electricity supply was restored between 1pm and 2pm on Sunday, October 25, after being without power since around the same time on Friday.

The outage came as Storm Austen and Storm Boelo brought strong winds and heavy rain to Sussex, causing damage and disruption across the county.

Power problems also affected water supplies in the Lodsworth area. Southern Water reported an outage at Lodsworth Water Supply Works on Friday evening, which significantly affected reservoir levels and threatened interruptions to supplies to more than 2,000 homes.

Langham Brewery has since confirmed it is open for its usual production requirements, although its taproom and shop will reopen to visitors at midday on Thursday.

The disruption also led the brewery to cancel a family event planned at its premises after reviewing the weather forecast earlier in the week.

Reflecting on the decision, the brewery said: “We had cancelled an family event at the brewery at the beginning of the week due to the weather outlook – good job we did.”