Unfortunately Scraggs Bank overtopped during the night of Thursday 8th Feb 2024. The overtopping occurred in 3 locations – at either end of the bund and at the centre over the footpath. This is at least the 3rd recorded overtopping this winter. Without a spillway to manage the water it flows over the footpath and creates erosion of the bank before re-entering Peacocks Brook. Luckily, with clearance work undertaken downstream by residents and the town road gulleys recently cleared by the authorities, the water passed through the town without incident.
Scraggs overtopping