内容摘要：The river burst its banks in 2023 and caused widespread flooding along the eastern bank of the Derwent following Storm Babet.

The river burst its banks in 2023 and caused widespread flooding along the eastern bank of the Derwent following Storm Babet.

She said the aim was to involve hard-to-reach families in Welland, which is one of the most deprived areas of the city."We've got some work to do in winning over people's trust," she said.

"It does feel as though people are a little bit insular, a lot of people felt like it's difficult to connect with people."If we just get a few people to start with, then they can see how friendly we all are, and how much we want to help."Family Action already runs a pre-school out of the community centre, and a weekly community fridge.

Helen Terrington, from Family Action, said: "We're sort of hidden away at the back of the houses, so we want to make sure people know we're here."She said they were also open to hear from people who could volunteer for the new service.

"We're really interested in hearing what skills the local community have got, if they're really passionate about crafting, crochet, if there's a yoga teacher.

"The possibilities are endless."Ms Bradley thinks the successful reintroduction of beavers could be a good guide to the new project.

"We consulted with 2,000 households to say what was going on," she said."We would intend to do the same with elk, to inform residents and let them know what we are doing.

"But also helpfully get people excited and engaged."And engaging with landowners is very, very important part of any of the next steps.