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<br> <br><p>“The flooding here can be so bad it puts people’s lives at risk; the water can reach seven or eight feet high in this park. I remember the last time it flooded - the fire brigade was here, working to save a person from the currents. It really puts a different perspective on things.”</p><br><br> <br><br><br><br> <br><p>Mark Taylor (right) is sitting in the bandstand in Miller Park, one of the many public spaces he oversees in his role as Assistant Director (Head of Neighbourhood Services) at the Communities and Environment Directorate in Preston. The park is a floodplain, designed to let in huge amounts of water to save other parts of the city but today the sun is shining and the area is busy with sunbathers, dog walkers and people having picnics. Some are relaxing by the park’s beautiful stone fountain, which lies broken due to flood damage in its pipes.</p><br><br> <br><br><br><br> <br><p>“The cost behind putting that right