Despite its importance, some voters think it is not being discussed enough during this general election campaign.“We had to strip everything out and start again. We buy plastic things such as chairs so we can just wash them down.
Eight months on, moisture is still coming out of the walls of the theatre school through dehumidifiers.The Environment Agency said the flood was a result of both surface water and the breach of the River Rother’s defences - but theMs Egan wants the next government to offer more support to flood victims.
“We really do not want to leave here, but there has definitely been moments of thinking, 'should we go and find somewhere else?' She wants the government to make carbon assessments mandatory in the UK construction industry and to provide incentives for companies to use low-carbon alternatives.“We should look at what we already have, as the most sustainable solution is to not build anything at all.
"The government has a really big role to play in helping accelerate how we can deconstruct and use more of those materials and stop them from being wasted.”It is not just flooding which is destroying homes and livelihoods.