This was caused by the River Great Ouse in the town overflowing and spilling into the streets. Ian Thompson, Buckinghamshire Council’s Corporate Director for Planning, Growth, and Sustainability said: “We’ve seen in these last few months just how terrible the impact of flooding can be and we seize every opportunity we can to find ways of protecting our communities from flooding, whatever the cause. Because the Chilterns are chalk, the area is more prone to groundwater flooding. This is a long-term scheme which tackles groundwater flooding in the Chilterns from a variety of angles, together all aimed at ultimately building resilience to lessen the impact, through stopping flooding in the first place, and ensuring effective warning systems are in place when and where there is a risk.”
Two projects were awarded funding at the recent Buckingham & Villages Community Board meeting. The first was for £2,700 for Maids Moreton Parish Council and Maids Moreton Conservation Group, to carry out bramble clearance and tree planting around a local playing field. The newly cleared area will create more space for sports spectators and the new trees will provide wider and better biodiversity for the area. The second group to successfully gain funding was The Buckingham Society who applied for £2,200 to install a new information board at the former Buckingham Railway Station.
The floods that happened in December was also mentioned at the meeting (see below)