Mark Bertolini Co-Chair, Roy Ladhams and Liz Walker of Southwell Flood Form, Potwell Dyke Flood Group met URS Flood Consultants Richard James (Hydraulic Modeller) and Chris Broome (who is undertaking the options assessment and economic appraisal) They walked along the Potwell Dyke to assess its catchment area for tenuation ponds, log all bridges and structures over the dyke, its… Read more »
Home for Christmas
Elderly residents forced to leave their homes because of flooding say they are happy to be home in time for Christmas — but the impact of what happened will never leave them. Almost all residents of Pot–well Close, Southwell, were forced out after they were swamped by several feet of water when two months’ rainfall… Read more »
URS Flood Consultants – Site Visit – 12.12.13
Rob Jordan Co-Chair and John Cook of Southwell Flood Form, Halam Hill Group met URS Flood Consultants Richard James (Hydraulic Modeller) and Chris Broome (who is undertaking the options assessment and economic appraisal) They walked round the northern end of town to examine and log the details of how and where the floodwaters affected properties, infrastructure and watercourses… Read more »
National Flood Forum December 2013 Bulletin
Read about other communities and their action to reduce flood risk Environment Agency – new Flood Risk maps The Property Protection Advisor – Defra developed the online calculator with JBA to help people understand the cost of reducing their flood risk using property-level protection methods. http://nationalfloodforum.org.uk/?page_id=989 Riparian Ownership The Water Bill – Flood Risk insurance Download… Read more »
Workmen thanked for drainage work
A resident has thanked workmen who have been working to alleviate flooding problems in Southwell. Mr Eddie Gray, of Leeway Road, said workmen from NMCNomenca, working on behalf of Severn Trent on a £¼m scheme to help alleviate the flooding by improving the capacity of sewers and drains deserved a hearty thank you for their… Read more »
Festival of Christmas Trees at Southwell Methodist Church
11th to 14th December – 10.30am to 4.3pm Southwell Flood Forum have decorated a Christmas Tree for this event – wellies, umbrellas, raindrops….! Refreshments served. This year the monies donated will be equally shared between The Air Ambulance and the Methodist Church. For more information, contact – Kath Dearden 01636 812850 Sylvia Anelli 01636 816212… Read more »
Flood forum’s wildlife haven hope for dyke
Volunteers who have been clearing a dyke say a wildlife haven could be created in a previously neglected area. A team of volunteers worked with Southwell Flood Forum at a section of Potwell Dyke behind Coghill Court sheltered housing, off Westgate. They were served refreshments by the elderly residents, some in their 90s, who were… Read more »
Halam Road – Fly Tipping?
This weekend we happened across what appears to be an incident of fly tipping in the ditch alongside Halam Road by the lay-by (see photos below). We have evidence of flooding and surface water issues along this stretch of road on multiple occasions and it may be that if this lay-by is used as a… Read more »
Save Fiskerton Tip
Fiskerton Tip is a well used Recycling Centre. It has been earmarked for closure to save £100,000. There are concerns that the inconvenience of driving to a tip further away will result in an increase in fly-tipping rubbish that could end up in our ditches and watercourses causing increased risk of flooding. This would be… Read more »
Why the wild weather on 23rd July 2013
Nottinghamshire was hit so badly yesterday because it was simply in the line of fire, it was the focus of where the showers were. The showers ran northwards then re-built from behind. The airflow behind the first lot of showers reinforced the rain to the rear of it and therefore reinvigorated the scattered showers during… Read more »
