Bramley article – March 2019 Through the “Improving Flood Resilience in Southwell” project, The Southwell Flood Forum, Trent Rivers Trust, National Flood Forum and Nottinghamshire County Council have been working on measures to improve flood resilience within the town. This project is now well underway, and the project managers invite you to Southwell Library on… Read more »
Yorkshire Water starts to plant 1 million trees – helps flood risk
A new Northern Forest will strengthen and accelerate the benefits of community forestry, support landscape scale working for nature, deliver a wide range of benefits including helping to reduce flood risk, and adapt some of the UK’s major towns and cities to projected climate change. Yorkshire Water starts to plant 1 million trees over 10… Read more »
National Flood Forum bulletin – December 2018
NFF December 2018 Bulletin includes a call for stories on the impact of dergulation and weak enforcement on social and environmental well-being in regards to flood risk. This is over and above the more visible damage to buildings and homes. It also includes an article on the NFM project at Shipston – who were also… Read more »
Lower Trent and Erewash Catchment Partnership
A newsletter on the Catchment Based Approach which includes work done through Trent Rivers Trust in Southwell using Natural Flood Management interventions to manage flood risk in the upper catchment.
Update on Southwell Flood Alleviation Project in the news
Vice-chairman of Nottinghamshire County Council’s Communities and Place Committee, Councillor Phil Rostance tells how the £5m Flood Alleviation Scheme to transform Southwell’s flood defences is now gaining momentum Read more Article in the Southwell Advertiser 22nd November 2018
Southwell Flood Alleviation Scheme is taking shape
Report from Nottinghamshire County Council – November 2018 Vice-chairman of Nottinghamshire County Council’s Communities and Place Committee, Councillor Phil Rostance tells how the £5m Flood Alleviation Scheme to transform Southwell’s flood defences is now gaining momentum We know that flooding devastates local communities. Southwell has of course suffered repeated, extensive flooding in recent years. Which… Read more »
A potential reduction in insurance for households in flood-prone areas
On the 1st October 2018, FloodRe announced that from the 1st January 2019, they will be reducing the levy they charge to insurance companies. It is believed the upcoming reduction will result in a reduction in the cost of flood insurance cover for those living in areas of the UK that have a significant risk… Read more »
National Flood Forum bulletin – October 2018
This edition includes news of activities of flood action groups, the fundraising run that our Southwell Community Project Officer, Shani Lambert participated in, plus notice of an event in Birmingham to bring flood action groups together Click to read more NFF October 2018 Bulletin
National Flood Forum Bulletin – August 2018
This edition has news on Flood Action Groups and the summer flooding of 2018 Click to read more NFF August 2018-Bulletin
Recruitment areas for Trigger spotters
We need to recruit ‘Trigger Spotters’ who live near trigger points Trigger points are locations where, when flood or watercourse water reaches a pre-determined height, the road closure scheme is ‘triggered’ and set in motion. There are areas where the trigger point is remote from the closure point e.g. on Nottingham Road (for Brackenhurst closure… Read more »
