Billy Connolly had it about right in his song you can't do without a good 
pair of wellies. I pulled on my very comfy Chameau's on sunday and found to 
my dismay they are cracking up around the top of the instep no doubt leaving 
them out on the front step has not helped nor  clambering through gorse what 
with the sun and all. They aren't leaking at the moment ( neoprene lined so 
I may have a while before they do ) but are there still any craftsmen who 
repair wellies ? When I was a lot younger and relief manager for Timpsons 
there was a  shop in Altrincham who did repairs. In fact they were so good 
the fire service used to use them. Come the january sales I'll be scouting 
out a new pair but it seems a shame to waste them.

Derek