Family fear Christmas misery as massive sinkhole threatens to engulf their home

WESSEX

Now more than 32ft wide and 16ft deep, the gaping cavern is just 2ft from the children's climbing frame and only six feet from the nearest wall of the house.

The crater has grown so big that it has taken over much of the garden and driveway - forcing the family to gain access to their home via their neighbours garden.

And now Sarah Jenkins and her family face a nail-biting Christmas wondering if it will get even bigger and swallow their house in the Berkshire village of Upper Basildon, near Reading.

Mrs Jenkins said living with it is "absolutely dreadful."

WESSEX

It's taken out quite a bit of the driveway and garden and it's sitting underneath my children's climbing frame, so it's very serious. It's dangerous. Living with this is absolutely dreadful

Sarah Jenkins

She said: "This crater suddenly appeared in our garden. It's massive and it's getting bigger all the time.

"The only access to our property has been across our neighbour's garden.

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Family fear Christmas misery as massive sinkhole threatens to engulf their home