Although many complain about The North Bank & Thorney Road/B1040 being closed on a great number of occasions during the past 12 months. It appears that ‘we’ and area’s that the ‘Flood Plain’ protect have not suffered any major flooding for some time – which up until now prooves it is doing the job it was intended.
That said there are other issues with land-owners adjacent to the Whittlesey Washes who have seen levels rise on their land.
There is amount of rubbish being brough downstream and this collects on the river bank.
There is public spirited people who attempt to clear this up, but then have little support from Peterborough City Council – who promote themselves as ‘A Green City’
