One year on from devastating Thames Valley floods

This time last year much of the Thames Valley was under water as floods took hold in one of the region's most destructive environmental disasters in recent memory.

Hundreds of people were forced to leave their homes, schools were closed, and the transport network was disrupted as roads were left unpassable and railway tracks unusable.

The military were called in to help with the operation to keep the floods at bay.

The River Thames burst its banks in several places. Among the worst hit areas were Wraysbury, Datchet, Winchester, Oxford, Newbury and Basingstoke.

Some people still haven't been able to return to their homes but many have repaired and rebuilt.

Sarah Duck is the head teacher at St Bede school which was badly hit by flooding last February. She says she will never forget the way the community came together:

Michael Stevenson's trout farm was also badly affected by flood water. He recalls how he lost business: