A RIVERBANK damaged by floods is to be repaired at a cost of almost £30,000.
Severe flooding in spring last year washed away some of the bank along Cod Beck in Thirsk, next to the Todds Yard housing development.
Following talks with the Cod Beck Internal Drainage Board, responsible for flood alleviation, Hambleton District Council is to carry out repair work.
A scheme has been drawn up to restore the riverbank using rocks and special reinforcement materials. Hambleton planning director Steve Quartermain said a section of gravel footpath at the Millgate car park had also been washed away by flooding.
This path, which leads to the newly opened picnic area, would also be repaired and resurfaced, as well as made more accessible for disabled people.
The total cost of the repair work is estimated at £29,000 and Mr Quartermain said they intended to carry out the project before the winter flooding season.
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