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Earlier this year, the Council worked in partnership with the Environment Agency and Horsehay Golf Club to deliver an enlarged flood storage pool and construct a new bund at Horsehay Golf Club. The scheme is designed to hold back and temporarily store water during periods of heavy rainfall, helping to reduce the risk of flooding to nearby homes and communities.

A bund is a carefully engineered earth embankment that acts as a barrier, slowing the flow of water and creating additional storage capacity during severe weather events. By controlling the movement of water and allowing it to be held safely in designated areas, bunds help protect properties, infrastructure and local environments from the impacts of flooding.

The project forms part of a wider programme of flood risk management works being delivered across the Borough, combining traditional engineering with natural flood management techniques to make communities more resilient to increasingly frequent periods of heavy rainfall.

Councillor Nathan England, Cabinet Member for Safer Streets and Better Housing, said:

"Flooding can be devastating for families, and this investment shows our commitment to protecting homes across the Borough before problems arise.

“By working with nature - restoring watercourses and creating space for water to be stored safely - we're delivering solutions that are both effective and sustainable.

“This is what partnership funding and long-term planning can achieve for our communities."

The work at Horsehay forms part of a wider programme of natural flood management and drainage improvements being delivered across Telford and Wrekin. Working with partners alongside the Council, they are out when it counts to create preventative measures before reactive responses need to take place.