Flimby’s £1.7 Million Flood Protection Project Concludes

A scheme designed to safeguard a community against future inundation has reached completion. Flimby, situated in west Cumbria, experienced flooding early during Storm Desmond on December 3, 2015, preceding the inundation of Cockermouth and Keswick by two days. Approximately 100 residences within the village were impacted, and expectations are that the £1.7 million flood mitigation initiative will contribute to their protection. Denise Rollo, Cumberland Council’s executive member for resilient places, stated that this financial commitment was “essential” to prevent the “devastation that flooding can bring to people’s lives”. The undertaken efforts encompassed rerouting the Cat Gill watercourse into Bragg Beck, implementing new drainage infrastructure, performing remedial work on culverts, and introducing natural flood management techniques like leaky dams. Funding for the project was provided by Defra and the Environment Agency.