Wokingham residents have expressed concern after one of the town’s main parks flooded.
A period of sustained rainfall across April saw play equipment at Cantley under water. The moment was posted on social media by Haroon Butt.
Posting on the We Are Wokingham Facebook page, he wrote: “more than a million pounds paid for this” with a thumbs down emoji.
Other members of the group criticised Wokingham Borough Council for poor drainage planning, while others pointed out that the ground is already well saturated due to this March being the wettest in 40 years.
The council spent £450,000 on the play area, with a park upgrade project totalling £1.6 million reported in March last year.
A council official said a design change is being worked on to mitigate the issue.
Francesca Hobson, the council’s assistant director for environment and safety, added: “We are aware of the occasional flooding issue at the new play area in Cantley Park during very heavy rainfall and the project team are working on some changes to the design to mitigate the problem.
“These works will take place after the summer holidays in order to allow our younger residents to continue to enjoy the park during the peak summer season.”
