Press Release from University of Cambridge, issued by the British Society of Geomorphology Flooding experts say flood risk has been ‘grossly underestimated’, putting lives at risk The recent ‘unprecedented’ flooding in north-west England might be more common than currently believed, a group of scientists has warned. A team of experts from the Universities of Aberystwyth,… Read more »
£51 million more for homes and businesses affected by floods
The Chancellor has today (Wednesday 9 December) announced an additional £51 million to support households and businesses affected by last weekend’s devastating floods in Cumbria and Lancashire. Read more
Flood Study Report
Southwell Flood Study Launch and Consultation Following the public meeting on Thursday 17th September, at Southwell Minster School which over 200 people attended, Nottinghamshire County Council released the long-awaited Southwell Flood Study report, which is now available online. There is also a Reference copy at Southwell Library. Please go to the NCC website page where there are… Read more »
Additional state funding for flood defences
Southwell will receive an additional £250,000 of state funding for flood defences, it has been announced. Chancellor George Osborne and the Secretary of State for the Environment, Liz Truss, have agreed to give the town the extra money on top of the £720,000 it gave in 2014 to ensure the town’s flood protection scheme can… Read more »
Nottingham County Council – Flood Study launch
AN event being held in Southwell this week (Thursday Sept 17th) will mark the launch of the next phase of a study into flooding in the town. The event, being held at the Minster School, will be the first time that residents have received a full update of the Flood Study and its findings so… Read more »
Southwell community’s hopes dashed after extra funding raised
Over £156K has been raised through householders donating their surplus from their £5K Repair and Renew Grant. In some cases, people ‘donated’ the whole of their Grant towards catchment-wide flood mitigation measures, having considered that an integrated scheme would be better in the long-term. Applications are still being validated, so that figure could be considerably… Read more »
Concern re development on Beckett’s Field
The recent approval of the Miller Homes development on Beckett’s Field off Nottingham Road has caused great concern among Southwell Flood Forum and residents. Recent media attention before the planning meeting, highlighted and emphasised our previous stated concerns. The development is in a particularly sensitive location opposite the Minster School bordered by Potwell Dyke which… Read more »
Flood Defence funding announced for Southwell
We are delighted that the Chancellor has confirmed in his Autumn Statement that Southwell will be receiving Grant in Aid funding which, together with the Environment Agency funding covers about 54% of the total costs of mitigation to reduce our flood risk. Read more in the Bramley newspaper
Government Grant in Aid funding confirmed in the Autumn Statement for Southwell Flood Mitigation Plan
We welcome the exciting news in the Autumn Statement that the Chancellor, George Osborne has acknowledged the need for flood mitigation for Southwell in DEFRA’s six-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme (see interactive map) See press release for more information The Chancellor visited Southwell in May during the by-election to see for himself the scale of Southwell’s flooding and hear from residents the… Read more »
£2.3 billion to be spent on new flood defences
Better protection for homes, businesses and farmland will be provided under a six-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme. Homes, businesses and farmland from Lancashire to Essex will be better protected from floods by an unprecedented six-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme announced by the government. This first ever long-term investment programme will protect over 300,000… Read more »
