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 »
Southwell Summer Fun Day 20 June 2015 – ‘The Rain Story’
On a warm, dry Saturday afternoon at the Fun Day on the Burgage, children and adults alike were interested to make it rain on semi-detached model houses on our ‘The Rain Story’ stall. The model, supplied by Trent Rivers Trust and Environment Agency, demonstrated how Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) can visibly slow down the rate at… Read more »
2nd Annual Tug o’ War Championship – Sunday 12th July
In partnership with Southwell Lions and Rotary Clubs, Southwell Flood Forum are pleased to announce the second annual Tug ‘o War. Come along with family and friends to enjoy a fun afternoon with traditional games, licensed bar, BBQ and ice cream. Profits will go to the Southwell Flood Fund Music by Southwell Choral Society and… Read more »
Charity Golf Day – Norwood Park Golf Club – Saturday 25th April
A very busy, enjoyable and successful weekend for Southwell Flood Forum! Twelve teams teed up for our Charity Golf Day at Norwood Park Golf Club and braved a couple of rainshowers to play for some superb prizes donated by local businesses and supporters to raise the fantastic amount of nearly £2,500. Team Prize Rhys Black’s team… 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
Knock out Town Quiz
Do you think your team is the brightest in Southwell? If so, you may have a chance to prove it! To while away those long winter evenings, meet new people and raise money for local good causes, a few people have got together to organise a new knockout quiz competition. Clubs, societies, schools, pubs, businesses, churches… Read more »
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 »
Southwell Flood Forum trip to Westminster
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 »
Nottingham Post Environment Awards – submission for the Environmental Community of the Year
We’ll be sitting on the edge of our chairs waiting for the announcement of winners of the Nottingham Post Environment Awards at the ceremony on Wednesday 12th November at Nottingham Belfry Hotel Southwell Flood Forum was encouraged to enter the 2014 Nottingham Post Environment Awards and we are thrilled to have been shortlisted in the Environmental Community of the Year category… Read more »
Bucket collection at The Co-operative store, Southwell
We were delighted with the wonderful support of shoppers on Saturday 18th October for our bucket collection We raised £400 – after Gift Aid was added – to swell the growing Southwell Flood Fund. Many people stopped to talk and find out more about how the project is progressing to reduce our flood risk. Many… Read more »
