“Flooding is becoming the new normal!'
the rampant River Severn pushed back the flood barriers to within inches of businessesThe nation finally breathed a sigh of relief as the flood defences held firm, and the water receded, but this time it had come too close for comfort.
But while the barriers have provided some much-needed respite over the past 18 years, the 2020 floods demonstrated the need for a more sophisticated way of defending the town. Councillor Shaun Davies, leader of Telford & Wrekin Council, and Councillor Lezley Picton, his counterpart on Shropshire Council, have been among those calling for more permanent flood defences in Ironbridge.
Councillor Davies pointed out that the Ironbridge Gorge was the only World Heritage Site in the West Midlands, and a permanent solution needed to be found to protect it. It was said at the time that these would be sufficient to deal with a one-in-a-hundred-year event, but the floods of 2020 proved that more was needed.
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