The Project in 300 Words With support from Southwell Flood Forum, The University of Nottingham are putting together a research group to participate in this project. View the first E-Bulletin about the project below. Download E-Bulletin #1
Repair and Renew Grant for Flooded Homes and Businesses
Repair and Renew Event Programme (includes information on Mitigation Funding, Property Level Protection and Community Emergency Plan) The Repair and Renew Grant is available to help flooded homes and businesses with the cost of installing flood protection to your home or business to make you more flood resilient and resistant. The application form can be downloaded, printed and completed… Read more »
Bramley – December edition – news update
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
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 »
£2.3 billion to be spent on new flood defences
Better protection for homes, businesses and farmland will be provided under a six-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme. Homes, businesses and farmland from Lancashire to Essex will be better protected from floods by an unprecedented six-year £2.3 billion flood defence programme announced by the government. This first ever long-term investment programme will protect over 300,000… Read more »
Southwell to get £720,000 from government for flood defences
Southwell will receive more than £700,000 of state funding for flood defences. The Secretary of State for the Environment, Liz Truss, this morning announced in Parliament that £720,000 of funding will be heading to the town – but a £125,000 local contribution is required for the works to be completed. Lowdham and Gunthorpe will also… Read more »
£2 million to be given to Nottinghamshire flood victims
MORE than £2 million could be given to homeowners who have been flooded in Nottinghamshire. On Thursday MPs will lay before Parliament an order providing financial support for all those affected in England since April last year. The financial package will provide repair grants of up to £5,000 per affected household and it is expected… Read more »
Government approves Repair and Renew Grants for Southwell
MEMBERS of a flood prevention group are celebrating after winning a campaign to provide financial support to hundreds of ruined homes. The Southwell Flood Forum has been calling for action – and funding – from the Government since the town flooded in July 2013. It has now been announced that those affected will be able… Read more »
