The following email has been received from John Cooper of the Environment Agency and will be of particular interest to all our local residents but particularly to those who were affected by the winter 2013/20014 flooding:
"I am now able to confirm that a number of public drop-in events about the River Thames Scheme (Datchet to Teddington) will be held in August and September, including one in Sunbury [at the Riverside Arts Centre, Thames Street] on Friday 11th September. There are 9 drop-in sessions in total, spread across the River Thames Scheme area, to give as many people as possible the opportunity to attend. I hope you will be able to attend one of these sessions. There is no need to book and everyone is welcome to any of the drop-in sessions regardless of their location.
"The events are part of our on-going programme of community and stakeholder engagement on the River Thames Scheme. Communities will get to hear about our plans to reduce flood risk to the 15,000 homes and businesses in the area, as well as the work we and our partners have done since the floods last year. Even more importantly, this is a chance for people to share their local knowledge and insights with us, so that we can develop a scheme that achieves the best outcomes possible for all communities between Datchet and Teddington. Finally, the public will be able to tell us how they want to be kept informed and involved as we progress the scheme over the coming years".
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