Read hereSept 2021 Bramley NCC article
National Flood Forum webinars
National Flood Forum has been arranging a series of zoom meetings during lockdown with a series of expert speakers. Topics covered a range of relevant topics including ‘Working with local Councils’, ‘Weather forecasting’, ‘Digital maps’, ‘Riparian owners and management’, ‘Natural Flood Management’, ‘Working with water companies’, ‘Planning framework’, ‘SUDS and adoption’. These have been immensely useful… Read more »
Beneath the Waterline – the personal ‘cost’ of flooding
Phiala Mehring has experienced flooding and is heavily involved in flood risk alongside her day job. She is PhD researcher at Reading University – her original research project was “Get your water out of my lounge: Understanding institutional constructions and public perceptions of flooding and flood risk management.” She has done further extensive research on… Read more »
Whitehouse Flood Doors – Kitemark
Whitehouse Flood Doors – Property Flood Resilience (PFR) It has come to light following an EA audit that the flood doors (no other products involved) do not hold a BS Kitemark. There is no evidence to suggest the doors fitted will not be effective in a flood situation at all and hopefully the new BSI… Read more »
Sainsburys Consultation July 2021
Here’s a link to the newsletter about the Sainsbury’s consultation This can be printed off for people who don’t have access to the internet. Here’s the online ‘public exhibition’ consultation Here’s the link for the feedback form You can contact Sainsbury’s Community Representatives Phone: 0800 080 3262 Email: sainsburys-southwell@devcomms.co.uk
July 2021 Nottinghamshire County Council update on Flood Alleviation Scheme
Read here July 2021 Bramley NCC article
Sewage (Inland Waters) Bill 2019-20 re combined sewer overflows (CSOs)
Southwell has a network of CSOs in certain parts of town which can be overwhelmed during heavy rainfall events. The Sewage (Inland Waters) Bill 2019-20 is a Private Members Bill introduced by Phillip Dunne MP. It had its First Reading on 5 February 2020. Second Reading is scheduled to take place on 22 January 2021. Sewage… Read more »
Flood Protection Certificates
This is a new initiative proposed by Flood Re who have commissioned a report on developing a blueprint for how Flood Protection Certificates can support household climate resilience. They would be intended to be a document for the homeowner and any potential purchasers or renters of the property which sets out the severity of its… Read more »
Property Flood Resilience by Whitehouse
Nottinghamshire County Council appointed Whitehouse to undertake Property Flood Resilience to 138 properties in the Southwell area. They undertook all community engagement, survey, design, installation and post installation customer service at each of the properties identified. Read more here or in downloadable form Nottinghamshire-County-Council-Southwell-PFR NCC Flood Risk Management Team were awarded the ‘Highly Commended’ award… Read more »
Flood and coastal risk management strategy 2020
Here is the Environment Agency FCERM strategy which was launched in September 2020 and on which the webinar at the Flood and Coast conference ‘Creating Climate Resilient Places’ was based. Community resilience and involvement in decisions about their environment is a key feature in the strategy for example (edited extracts) Local people and local partners… Read more »
