Flood Alleviation Scheme
From James P
Wednesday 5 March 2025
I have seen an image of their proposal and was not impressed - The Council will be ruining the best part of the town.
The Boxing Day flood happened once and is statistically rare. Water levels were higher at one point this winter at, yet it did not flood in Hebden. I accept that floods are damaging, but so is ruining the historical architecture and character of a town, which is the reason tourists want to visit here.
So your choice is as follows:
A). Flood water destroys the town every few decades
B). The Council destroys the town permanently
Combined with removing all the parking in the town, Hebden Bridge will have been successfully turned into a ghost town.
From Neil M.
Friday 7 March 2025
No doubt it is rare for a flood to occur on a Boxing Day; but you might remember that another damaging flood occurred in the town centre just over 4 years later, on 9 February 2020. And extreme weather events causing such floods are predicted to become more frequent. So more than once every few decades. More businesses fold each time, so we'd better protect our town as best we may or see it indeed become a ghost town..