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The heavy rain on the 5th and 6th January came as an unwelcome reminder of Storm Henk at the same time last year. A very similar sequence of events occurred this time with villages including Lowdham, Halam and Woodborough facing surface water flooding of some roads and properties and then the villages in theTrent Valley experiencing the threat of flooding a couple of days later. Fortunately, the impact this year was less than Henk but very sadly some properties were still flooded.

Southwell Flood Forum volunteers were out early during the morning of 6th January when the torrential overnight rain threatened to inundate roads and properties. Swollen watercourses across the town were monitored against ‘trigger points’ for road closures set by Nottinghamshire County Council. On this occasion, a closure was required as Station Road was submerged bythe River Greet (pictured below). Southwell Town Council activated their ‘Communications Hub’ for emergencies, from where contact was established with Newark and Sherwood District Council andNottinghamshire County Council. A volunteer fromSouthwell Flood Forum joined Town Councillor Peter Harris to coordinate communications and determine necessary actions.

The collaboration of villages along the A612 well and truly proved its worth in terms of advising motorists, especially school transport, about road closures. Volunteers manned road closure points, often in very cold and wet conditions. Sadly,once again some suffered abuse from motorists and consequently Nottinghamshire County Council, who run the scheme, will be seeking greater support from the Police in future.

The Southwell Flood Forum and Lowdham Flood Action Group would like to remind everyone that road closures are there for a reason and that is to protect people and property, particularly from waves caused by vehicles.

Lessons learnt included inconsistencies in the alerts and warnings issued by the Environment Agency and flood groups will be coming together to identify the issues and present them to the authorities.

The Southwell Flood Forum, in collaboration with Green Southwell, has produced a leaflet Included in this month’s Bramley to Southwell residents help them reduce run-off from drives and increase biodiversity. The leaflet is also online here and at greensouthwell.org.uk.

Storm Babet October 2023 Section 19 Flood Report by Nottinghamshire County Council

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Following the Storm on 20th October 2023 in which about 11 houses in Southwell were internally flooded, Nottinghamshire County Council as the Lead Flood Authority is required to produce a Section 19 report “The objective of this report is to investigate which Risk Management Authorities had relevant flood risk management functions during the flooding in… Read more »

Nottingham Road. Westhorpe, Fiskerton Road Winter 2019

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Nottingham Road – Minster school entranceNottingham Road ditchNottingham Road ditch overflowingNottingham Road crossingBecketts Field GPO cover overflowPark Lane to Nottingham RoadPark Lane ditch overflowMinster ditch offlethalloughton road footpathCrink Lane onto Fiskerton Roadtop pondwesthorpe from leachcroftwesthorpe towards farm track:leachcroft

Community group town flag launch

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Southwell Town Council has organised for community groups in town to have a flag on display in the town flagholders over shops from Thursday 3rd September until the Bramley Festival. They may also be on display next year if the weather is kind to the flags!! As a significant community action group in Southwell, we… Read more »

Celebrating the FRAMES project: Improving Flood Resilience within Southwell

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Work to improve Southwell’s flood resilience is being celebrated at a free event at Southwell Library on 11 March, 6.00pm – 8.30pm.  The event, open to all residents, will showcase the work undertaken by Southwell Flood Forum, National Flood Forum, Trent Rivers Trust and Nottinghamshire County Council as part of the FRAMES project ‘Improving Flood… Read more »

Property Flood Resilience – Drop in sessions – Wednesday 15th and 22nd May – 2.30pm to 7.30pm

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Property Flood Resilience – Drop in sessions Wednesday 15th and 22nd May – 2.30 to 7.30pm Admiral Rodney, King Street, Southwell. The Southwell Flood Alleviation Scheme is moving forward and one of the initial proposals to be implemented is to design and install Property Flood Resilience measures for a number of homes to help protect… Read more »

Town Meeting on Flooding – 20th March, 2019

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Town Meeting – Wednesday 20th March 2019 – 18.30 to 20.00 – Southwell Library This is organised by Southwell Town Council as part of their regular Council meeting schedule and will have a particular focus on flooding issues. Southwell Flood Forum SFF will be giving a presentation on the Southwell Road Closure Scheme and Communications… Read more »

Community Event – Improving Flood Resilience in Southwell – 3rd April 2019

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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 »