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Community meeting, 27th February 2025

A multi-agency drop-in community meeting organised by the Environment Agency and Manchester City Council was held at Moor Allerton Preparatory School, Barlow Moor Road, on Thursday, 27th February, to which residents in East and West Didsbury were invited to attend between 3pm and 7pm. The drop-in was to provide information and advice on the recent flooding and for residents to speak to organisations involved in managing flood risk. An impressive display of photographs, maps, diagrams and written information could be viewed and EA staff and other officials were on hand to answer questions. 

Also in attendance were representatives from insurance companies giving information and being available to answer questions relating to insuring properties in areas at risk of flooding.

A similar drop-in meeting had taken place for Northenden residents the previous day, its venue being St Wilfrid’s church hall on Ford Lane, Northenden.

The operation to remove the storage container back to its original site in Bradley Fold allotments.  

The work was undertaken on Thursday, 27th March, nearly three months after the container was swept along in the flood and left by the fence near the sixth tee on Withington golf course. A powerful caterpillar crane was used to lift and carry the container. The ground conditions were ideal – dry and firm – and several allotment holders turned out to view and photograph the spectacle. A drone was used to record the operation and the photographs displayed here have been printed from stills taken by the drone.

The work on rebuilding the river bank began a few months later and continued throughout the rest of the year; this will be dealt with subsequently.

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