A NERVOUS evening was in store for residents living near The River Great Ouse in Buckingham after water levels rose on Saturday afternoon.
By evening, fast-moving water was lapping onto grass verges and parts of the riverside paths as the river became swollen by heavy rain which fell across the region on Friday and throughout the day.
A Flood Warning had earlier been issued for the sec
tion of the river between Brackley and Thornborough by the Environment Agency.
At 7pm, several residents were checking the river from bridges, some deciding to prepare sandbags in readiness.
Town councillor Robin Stuchbury was making a check on the river near Ford Street at about 6.45pm. He told the Advertiser & Review he had been liaising with the Environment Agency and was fearful the river might breach its banks by morning.
Memories of flooding are still painfully fresh in many residents' minds after the river broke its banks in the summer last year - bringing scenes to the area not seen since Easter flooding in 1998.
The Environment Agency has since carried out some dredging work and foliage clearance on sections of the River Great Ouse in Buckingham and there were hopes this work might keep the water flowing harmlessly away downstream.
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