Property Flood Resilience – Drop in sessions Wednesday 15th and 22nd May – 2.30 to 7.30pm Admiral Rodney, King Street, Southwell. The Southwell Flood Alleviation Scheme is moving forward and one of the initial proposals to be implemented is to design and install Property Flood Resilience measures for a number of homes to help protect… Read more »
Measures to reduce risk of Southwell homes flooding moves closer
Nottinghamshire County Council press release 4th April 2019 As part of its wider Ā£5m flood mitigation proposals, Nottinghamshire County Council has reached the final stages of securing a contractor to undertake the work needed to make sure that homes in Southwell which are most vulnerable to future flooding are as well-protected as possible. This follows… Read more »
Flood Re March 2019 newsletter
āLetās Talk About Floodingā In support of National Flood Forum and Scottish Flood Forum, Flood Re has been touring the UK with a series of regional events to bring together those living in flood risk communities. Through the āLetās Talk About Floodingā and āTackling Flooding Togetherā events, experiences of flooding and concerns have been shared… Read more »
National Flood Forum bulletin – February 2019
National Flood Forum apologises for its lateness.Ā In this issue the focus is on Kent – read about some of the Flood Action Groups activities and experiences in that area. Click to read more – NFF February Bulletin
Taking measures to tackle flooding in Southwell
A muddy field at the highest point overlooking Southwell Minster is the scene of the latest moves in the Ā£4.5m scheme to avoid a repeat of the torrents of water that flooded the town in the summer of 2013. Read more in the Newark Advertiser article about Josh Wells’ work with Trent Rivers Trust on… Read more »
Town Meeting on Flooding – 20th March, 2019
Town Meeting – Wednesday 20th March 2019 – 18.30 to 20.00 – Southwell Library This is organised by Southwell Town Council as part of their regular Council meeting schedule and will have a particular focus on flooding issues. Southwell Flood Forum SFF will be giving a presentation on the Southwell Road Closure Scheme and Communications… Read more »
Working with Natural Processes – the evidence behind Natural Flood Management
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 »
Community Event – Improving Flood Resilience in Southwell – 3rd April 2019
Bramley article – March 2019 Through the āImproving Flood Resilience in Southwellā project, The Southwell Flood Forum, Trent Rivers Trust, National Flood Forum and Nottinghamshire County Council have been working on measures to improve flood resilience within the town. This project is now well underway, and the project managers invite you to Southwell Library 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 UKās major towns and cities to projected climate change. http://www.cmscoms.com/?p=16275
National Flood Forum bulletin – December 2018
NFF December 2018 Bulletin includes a call for stories on the impact of dergulation and weak enforcement on social and environmental well-being in regards to flood risk. This is over and above the more visible damage to buildings and homes. It also includes an article on the NFM project at Shipston – who were also… Read more »
