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Construction of the first phase of a major £40million flood defence scheme in Close Park began in June 2019. The scheme is designed to protect up to 873 homes in the Redvales area from a repeat of that catastrophic flooding which occurred on Boxing Day 2015 https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=110097617&displayclass=black . The work involves the building of a 2½ metre flood wall at the rear of houses in Parkside Close, and a 3 metre-high earth embankment on the far side of the park. This embankment will integrate a footpath and landscaping 'to soften' the overall appearance. The football pitches will continue to act as a floodplain.

Construction of the first phase of a major £40million flood defence scheme in Close Park began in June 2019. The scheme is designed to protect up to 873 homes in the Redvales area from a repeat of that catastrophic flooding which occurred on Boxing Day 2015 https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=110097617&displayclass=black . The work involves the building of a 2½ metre flood wall at the rear of houses in Parkside Close, and a 3 metre-high earth embankment on the far side of the park. This embankment will integrate a footpath and landscaping 'to soften' the overall appearance. The football pitches will continue to act as a floodplain.

Part of the first phase of a major £40million flood defence scheme in Close Park which is designed to protect up to 873 homes in the Redvales area from a repeat of that catastrophic flooding that occurred on Boxing Day 2015 https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=110097617&displayclass=black . The work has involved the building a 2½ metre flood wall at the rear of houses in Parkside Close, and a 3 metre-high earth embankment on the far side of the park. This embankment integrates a footpath and landscaping 'to soften' the overall appearance. The football pitches will continue to act as a floodplain. Compare with Image] and Image]

Construction of the first phase of a major £40million flood defence scheme in Close Park is nearing completion. The scheme is designed to protect up to 873 homes in the Redvales area from a repeat of that catastrophic flooding which occurred on Boxing Day 2015 https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=110097617&displayclass=black . The work involves the building of a 2½ metre flood wall at the rear of houses in Parkside Close, and a 3 metre-high earth embankment on the far side of the park. This embankment will integrate a footpath and landscaping 'to soften' the overall appearance. The football pitches will continue to act as a floodplain.

The outlet from Bury Wastewater Treatment Works.

Close Park is a public park in Radcliffe. It next to the River Irwell, approximately 3 miles from Bury town centre and 1 mile from Radcliffe town centre. On Boxing Day 2015, the river was swollen by much recent heavy rainfall and rose above its banks causing significant flooding in the surrounding area. This photograph of Close Park was taken the on following morning, after the floodwater had subsided considerably.

Looking upstream as the River Irwell passes between Close Park in Radcliffe and the sewage works on the opposite bank.

Close Park is a public park in Radcliffe. It next to the River Irwell, approximately 3 miles from Bury town centre and 1 mile from Radcliffe town centre. On Boxing Day 2015, the river was swollen by much recent heavy rainfall and rose above its banks causing significant flooding in the surrounding area. This photograph of Close Park was taken the on following morning, after the floodwater had subsided considerably.

Bealey's Goit is/was an artificial channel constructed to supply water from the River Irwell for the Bealey's bleachworks at Radcliffe. Now redundant, it is largely overgrown except for the small section passing through Close Park. This part of the goit has been cleaned up as part of a general revamp of the park which is a public park approximately 1 mile from Radcliffe town centre. The parkland was donated to the town by the Bealey family (owners of the bleachworks) and first opened as a public park in 1925.