Friends of Southwell Trail run activity days – mostly during the conservation period October to March. The work is practical task-based – access and conservation based e.g. clearing weeds, brambles, coppicing – to protect this local historical and environmental feature. For more information contact mark.guy@nottscc.gov.uk or telephone 01623 822944 ex 2242. Next activity days –… Read more »
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 »
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 »
The Localism Act (2011) empowers communities to produce a Neighbourhood Plan which allows them to shape new development in their area setting out a vision covering local issues – providing a framework for future development and growth in Southwell. The Neighbourhood Plan is a community project – written by the community for the community. In the… Read more »
The National Flood Forum is very strongly supportive of the Flood Re concept, as this model offers the best opportunity for providing flood risk insurance to householders that is: Accessible Affordable Supports the most vulnerable In particular, it offers significant improvements over current arrangements on both accessibility and affordability. For the people and communities they… Read more »
Money flows in for Southwell Flood Forum appeal Residents have raised £15,000 towards measures to protect Southwell from future flooding. Southwell Flood Forum wants to raise £125,000 as a community contribution to mitigation measures in the town. The flood forum, made up of residents, is working with agencies such as Nottinghamshire County Council, the Environment… Read more »
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 help shape the way forward for reducing our flood risk and will show our funders… Read more »
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 »
