The Environment Agency organised a series of 14 NFM Roadshows throughout the country. Some delegates from Southwell Flood Forum attended the East Midlands event on 29th May 2018. Here is the programme with links to each of the presentations – which includes one from Josh Wells, PhD student at Brackenhurst. Josh has since built 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 »
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 »
UK Flood Barriers have gone into receivership
Have you been affected by UK Flood Barriers? This may also affect connected companies or associated company names. If you are affected and need to speak to the company you may wish to contact the receivers, MB Insolvency – 01905 776771. The National Flood Forum helpline – 01299403055 is available if there are issues… Read more »
Southwell Flood Alleviation Scheme Summary – April 2018
Read below or click to download the Southwell Flood Alleviation Scheme Summary Spring 2018 which was distributed via the Bramley newspaper on 4th May 2018. SOUTHWELL FLOOD ALLEVIATION SCHEME UPDATE April 2018 General The Southwell Flood Forum (“SFF”) and Nottinghamshire County Council (“NCC”) believe that it is important that the people of Southwell, and especially… Read more »
UK Flood barriers
STOP PRESS: UK Flood Barriers have gone into receivership. This may also affect connected companies or associated company names. If you are affected and need to speak to the company you may wish to contact the receivers, MB Insolvency – 01905 776771. The National Flood Forum helpline – 01299403055 is available if there are issues… Read more »
Scheme worth almost £5m to help protect Southwell from flood risk
County Council and partners secure scheme worth almost £5m to help protect Southwell from flood risk A major scheme worth almost £5m has been given the go-ahead from Government to help protect residents and businesses from the devastating effects of flooding. Read more
ITV Central News
Here‘s our feature on local ITV Central News on Saturday 27th January 2018 about the flood management funding. Over 4 years on from when Rob and Trish Jordan were interviewed after their house was flooded, the camera crew were back to see the restoration work and ask how residents are responding to the progress…. Read more »
£5m flood work for Southwell is approved
Work costing £5m to help protect residents and businesses in Southwell from flooding has been given the go-ahead. Over four years’ of work has paid off – now the next stage of work on the ground is to commence Read the details in the Newark Advertiser
