River Thames Scheme

It's time local people can be sure their homes are safe from flood risk.

Anyone who has lived in Runnymede and Weybridge for long enough remembers February 2014. The Thames burst its banks, roughly a thousand homes across Chertsey, Egham, Staines and Weybridge went under water, and around 600 people had to leave their properties behind sandbags, boats and flood barriers. It was the worst flooding the area had seen in decades, following 14 severe flood warnings on the river that winter alone.

The River Thames Scheme was supposed to prevent it from ever happening again. But over a decade later, the scheme is still nothing more than a plan that has already cost over £100m.

Runnymede and Weybridge Liberal Democrats believe residents deserve better than a flood scheme that gets announced, re-announced and reviewed every few years while the risk stays exactly the same. Fixing this needs two things: consistent national funding that does not depend on which minister is in post this month, and local authorities that treat delivery as a priority rather than a line in a report.

If you agree, sign our petition now.

River Thames Scheme

We call on the government and local authorities to stop stalling on the River Thames Scheme and protect local people and their homes from future flooding.

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