Southwell will receive more than ÂŁ700,000 of state funding for flood defences. The Secretary of State for the Environment, Liz Truss, this morning announced in Parliament that ÂŁ720,000 of funding will be heading to the town – but a ÂŁ125,000 local contribution is required for the works to be completed. Lowdham and Gunthorpe will also… Read more »
On November 13th 2014, a group of 14 people representing Southwell Flood Forum visited Westminster at the invitation of Robert Jenrick, MP for Newark. Our party included Bruce Laughton, County Councillor; Tim Farr, Chair of Trent Regional Flood and Coastal Committee and Brendan Haigh, representing Southwell Civic Society and ex-Town Councillor. We were very pleased to have the… Read more »
The new Shoothill GaugeMap shows river level data for the River Greet in Southwell.
George Osborne says his government “will act” to support flood defences in Southwell. The chancellor promised the community could “rest assured” that after seeing the damage last summer’s floods did to the town himself, it was high on both his and the Prime Minister’s agenda. But Osborne would not go as far as committing funds,… Read more »
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, was at the Bramley Apple pub in Southwell today (Tuesday) detailing Government support on flooding. He told the Advertiser the Treasury would contribute towards a ÂŁ1.8m plan aimed at improving Southwell’s flood defences.
A dyke might be created on a Southwell playing field to prevent homes from flooding. The town’s flood forum has drawn up the plan for Harvey’s Field. It would involve reducing the level of the field so it could act as a balancing pond in the event of Potwell Dyke flooding. Read more
A sincere “Thank You” to those of you who attended the second Southwell Flood Forum Public Meeting on April 10th We appreciated such a huge turnout, particularly during Easter holiday time. Thank you also to those who sent apologies. To you all and those who couldn’t attend, this is a resume of the meeting. Also… Read more »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lO1CLW8Lp4 Our thanks to Millie Kirkpatrick for taking this video. A transcript of the meeting (not verbatim) can be read below…
View a gallery of photos from the event.
This video shows an animation from the computer flood model for Southwell that seeks to replicate how water moved through the town during the flood event of the 23rd of July 2013. At this time the following points should be considered when viewing the flood model results: These are early and indicative results for the July 2013… Read more »
