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 »
The University of Nottingham – Community participation in Flood Modelling – Workshops
Join a project to build a community understanding of flood risk in Southwell We are delighted to have been approached by Shaun Maskrey, a PhD student at The University of Nottingham, to participate in a pilot method of flood modelling which involves local people in decision making. We understand this will prove very advantageous to… 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 Environmental Awards
Congratulations to the Watercourse Clearing Team who won the Environmental Community of the Year in the Nottingham Post 2014 Environmental Awards at a ceremony on 12th November at the Belfry Hotel. In September 2013 Katy Todd had entered the Watercourse Clearing Team into the Nottingham Post Environment Awards. As the group had only been working a few months it was hardly… Read more »
Model will help in efforts to stop flooding
The first major stage of a hydraulic model that will be used to help understand flooding in Southwell has been completed. The model has been created as part of a study led by Nottinghamshire County Council It duplicates the flooding experienced in July 2013 and will be used to develop possible flood-protection solutions. The county… Read more »
