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Joan Hamilton and her husband Ronnie have lived near the town's rugby club - near the River Teviot - for more than 40 years. Their home has been regularly affected - but the worst incident was 20 years ago. "It was really flooded out in 2005, I mean, the water was up to past our knees and it was really bad," Joan said. "It had an impact on my husband's health, for a start, and we had to get out of the house for more than six months. "We were put up in the hotel for the first week, and then we were allocated a little house up in Burnfoot for the rest of the six months." She said she had got used to living with the threat but her husband found it more difficult to cope with and the defences were very welcome. "It's made a big difference to our life," she said. "We're not always on edge thinking what's going to happen. "It's been a big job but it's been worth it for us."
