A group dedicated to preserving Southwell presented a cheque to a group that is trying to protect the town from future flooding Southwell Civic Society presented £1,153 raised at its annual garden party to Southwell Flood Forum on 20th September The money will go towards the community cost of providing flood mitigation measures for the… Read more »
Being impressed with many areas of horticultural interest, the judges of East Midlands in Bloom 2014 awarded Southwell in Bloom with a Silver in the medium town category. A Judges Award was also presented to Southwell Flood Forum “for taking on such a complex project” because one of the entries for work volunteers do within… Read more »
Southwell has now got through the first stage of the Grant in Aid application process for mitigation measures.This grant will not cover the full cost of a flood alleviation scheme, but significant contributions from local authorities have been pledged towards the project. The Southwell Flood Fund was set up to raise a community contribution of… Read more »
Southwell Flood Forum met with residents, Severn Trent Water and Nottinghamshire County Council Flood Risk Management Team, Drainage and Highways Officers, about their exploratory findings from the surface water and sewage systems along The Ropewalk flood path from Lowes Wong school to Archers Field. We now have a better understanding of the problems and pipe work since they identified 2… Read more »
The Garden party at Westhorpe Lodge was another success for the Southwell Flood Fund. The weather was perfect and the garden stunning – a typically English Summer Garden Party. Our enormous thanks to Jon and Margaret Holmes for welcoming us into their garden. Our sincere thanks also to Margaret and her team of bakers for the delicious cakes and… Read more »
The Flood Fest was hosted by the Football Club, organised by Lions and Rotary who did a fantastic job in difficult circumstances because The Rain Came Down much of the afternoon, but things carried on regardless. The rain meant people were slow to arrive but during a brief break in the clouds a good crowd… Read more »
View a selection of photos of Southwell Flood Fest.
The new Shoothill GaugeMap shows river level data for the River Greet in Southwell.
Thank you to those who attended the Southwell Flood Forum Flood Warden and Road Closure Warden training event yesterday at Southwell Fire Station. The training event was an overwhelming success with members of the local community attending. The Emergency Planning team will be able to use the feedback provided at the session in the operational and strategic… Read more »
Volunteers signed up to help Southwell cope in the event of future flooding during a drop-in session at the library. More than 60 people attended the Southwell Flood Forum event, which featured stalls and information about issues such as flood resilience measures and home insurance. Mrs Jacky Huson, of the flood forum, said 22 people… Read more »
