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Brook being made safe against future floods

At the beginning of February the Environment Agency began a £2.4 million project to improve flood defences on just over a mile of Haydon
Brook, between Haydon Wick and Haydon End, in order to prevent the devastation and misery of July 2007, when 108 properties in the area
were flooded during torrential rainfall, from happening again.
The first phase of the project to a two year £10 million project to million to the project and were bril- and flow of water along Haydon
clear vegetation from the brook upgrade the sewers in Haydon liant in the execution. Brook.”
without compromising wildlife Wick village after flood water from “It’s been a hard road to persuade Details of the project with a map
habitats is scheduled to be com- the Thames and the Ray backed the Environment Agency to take can be found at http://environ-
pleted by 13 March. Part of the up and could not be contained by further flood defence work seri- ment-agency.gov.uk/homeandlei-
footpath beside the brook is closed the existing sewers and the weak ously. However the contribution sure/floods/124785.aspx
and pedestrian diversions put in defences of Haydon Brook. of £450,000 by Swindon Borough A public meeting is planned for
place whilst work is going on. Councillor for Haydon Wick Council helped them make their March so that details of the work can
Major construction to build up ward David Renard said, “once we decision and I’m glad the work is be outlined. The date will be posted
embankments and re-profile the had convinced Thames Water that underway to increase the capacity at www.haydonwickintouch.com
stream for better flow through there was a major need to repair
David Renard at one of the culverts which reduces water flow in Haydon Brook
culverts will commence in June. the foul water sewage system in between the Clary Road area and Haydon End
In 2010 Thames Water completed Haydon Wick, they committed £10

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