25 years on – How the Jubilee River was named?

In April 2001 the newly constructed MWEFAS channel was named ‘Jubilee River’ in commemoration of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002, the year that the scheme will be officially opened.

Resulting from a competition, a scan of the original Environment Agency Newsletter can be found here.

Here we are – now – downstream of the Jubilee River – 25 years on and at least three floods later – and still no improvement in flood defence despite >£100m expenditure.  Finally – the EA are trying to remove the word ‘River’ from the name.