Quote Originally Posted by SimonH View Post
Which is exactly what happened to people living near me, they built the Jubilee river which effectively was a flood relief scheme All it's done is taken the flood risk away from my area on the Thames and flooded Datchet, Wraysbury and Staines
Good video here ;-

UK weather: 'flooding was predictable and avoidable' claims Datchet councillor

Flooding campaigner and local parish councillor Ewan Larcombe explains how the residents of Datchet and Wraysbury have suffered extensive flooding after being ignored by those looking to protect neighbouring towns

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/we...ouncillor.html