A PROJECT aimed at reducing the risk of flooding in West Skipton has got underway. The Craven District Council led scheme will see the repair of the culverts - or channels - in Aireville Park, which allow Gallow Syke, a tributary of Ings Beck, to flow through the park. It is part of the wider, £5 million redevelopment of the area around Engine Shed Lane and Ings Lane and the new Wyvern Park development. Councillor Simon Myers, the council’s lead member for Enterprising Craven, said: “This work will not cause any major disruption for users of Aireville Park, but they may be curious about why it is taking place. The project is an important part of the delivery of the £5 million Skipton Employment and Housing Growth scheme, funded by the Government’s Local Growth Fund, awarded by the York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership.