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2021-03-25 | |
发布年 | 2021 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
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More than 250 trees planted as part of North East flood schemeMore than 250 trees are being planted in a Northumberland town to replace those lost during construction of a vital flood alleviation scheme. ![]() The Environment Agency joined forces with pupils and Swinburne horticultural services to plant some of the trees in a meadow at Ponteland Community Primary School. A number of trees had to be removed so that existing flood defences on the south bank of the River Pont can be replaced with one continuous sheet piled flood wall that will better protect more than 250 homes. Some trees will be planted adjacent to the river as the land is reinstated as part of the project, with the rest planted a short distance away in the school grounds. The new school meadow will include a mix of native oak, hazel, rowan and birch on one side and an avenue of flowering crab apple and cherry trees along the opposite side. Ponteland Flood Alleviation Scheme is due for completion in early summer and will be finished with a stone effect and colour to complement the local environment. ![]() Boost for wildlifeThe Environment Agency’s Kirsty Harwood, Ponteland Flood Scheme Project Manager, said:
Ponteland Community Primary School Headteacher Caroline Pryer added:
![]() Flood defence investmentThe £2.7million Ponteland Flood Alleviation Scheme was the first project in the country to get off the ground out of the 22 flood defence projects to benefit from a £170million government funding boost last summer. The investment brought forward work on flood defence schemes across the country to drive economic growth and better protect thousands of homes, business and jobs from the devastating effects of flooding. Ponteland received a £450,000 cash injection used to fill a shortfall in funding, allowing the Environment Agency to start construction immediately. The £170million government funding boost was on top of the record £5.2 billion government investment to create around 2,000 new flood and coastal defences to better protect 336,000 properties across England by 2027. More information about Ponteland Flood Alleviation Scheme can be found by visiting the Environment Agency’s Citizen Space page.
Published 25 March 2021
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条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/320651 |
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