The Challenge Naturally, on a project of this scale, there are innumerable challenges. For 181 homes in the New Broughton Village development, the challenge was accentuated by the proximity of the River Irwell and the risk of flooding. The lower reaches of the Irwell have flooded many times in its history, the most well-documented being the floods of 1866, 1946 (photo top right), 1954, 1980, and 2007. Following the 2007 floods, extensive

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