I live at sea level on reclaimed bogland. Lots of dykes and channels leading to sluice gates at the tidal Trent.

We aren't under threat, despite misgivings when we moved here due to the potential. We are a few miles south of the bottom end of the problems that include York, and have friends who are mopping their ground floor as I type.

A bit of a bugger, no mistake. Hopefully starting to go down for most now.