SC170 - "No, no, no!"

The River Severn floods frequently, the water covering the flatter areas on the banks of the river. This flooding is relatively mild, and, in the past, the water has come over the top of the doors of the pavilion on the odd occasion. The centre of the town, where the council offices and theatre are, is protected by flood gates. This passes flooding problems onto the flood plains around the town, and then other towns are flooded lower down the stretch of the river. The highest flood levels recorded were in 1946.

This year the river levels have been very low, but are slowly recovering thanks to heavy rainfall in the Welsh hills where the source of the Severn is.