The Drysides Internal Drainage Board considered the future viability of the District, as a separate IDD, in the light of Hansons proposals for Bradley/Must Farm Pits and that Messrs G R P Easton will shortly be relinquishing the land tenanted from Hansons.

In all the circumstances, it was felt that the position of the Drysides Board as a separate board, would soon become untenable and that the better option would be to seek an amalgamation with the Whittlesey IDB.

The proposal was put before the Central Regional Flood Defence Committee at their meeting on 2nd April 2009. The paperwork has since been lodged with the legal team at Kingfisher House in Peterborough.

The amalgamation will now have to go through due legal process and be approved by Defra which will probably take about one year.

Forthcoming meetings:

Whittlesey - 3rd March 2009, 9th June 2009 & November 10th 2009