Roger Weatherell introduced us to David and Barbara Horne, residents of Churchtown and victims of the 2015 and 2016 floods. The floods destroyed £70,000 worth of David’s joinery workshop equipment and took his business from him. Now Barbara is anxious every time it rains. The flood defenses that have been built in Churchtown actually won’t protect the Horne’s home from the river the way it will much of the town, so they are still in a vulnerable position. David also opened up to us about his poor physical health, which is related to working in damp conditions for years.

This is the fourth episode in a series telling the stories of members of the Churchtown flood defence group. Churchtown is a village in Lancashire which was flooded from river overflow twice in the space of 8 months in 2015 and 2016.