Southwell Town Council Planning Meeting, Wednesday 4th September Many people were dismayed when they saw “coming shortly”, the nine new 4/5 bedroomed houses planned for the former Minster School site on Church Street. The giant sign went up immediately after of 23rd July floods, and for some this was simply too insensitive. The Civic Society had proposed… Read more »
3D Topographic Map of Southwell
This 3D map created by Kath and Andy Wimble shows just how Southwell sits in a valley with the dumbles that flow into the main water-course – the Potwell Dyke. It also shows the secondary water-courses which flow from Halam Hill and Norwood Park. Photographed by Chris Knapton, Richfield Industrial In an interview with the… Read more »
3D map helps raise flooding awareness
A 3D model of Southwell has been created in a bid to understand what caused the recent flooding. The map uses contour lines to demonstrate the gradient of hills to show how run-off from neighbouring fields flowed into the Potwell Dyke, also known as the Dumbles, and down into the town. More than 140 homes… Read more »
Town Council Planning Meeting – Short Notice
Venue: Old Court House (on the Burgage – next to the Police Station) Date: Wednesday 4th September Time: 7pm I know this is short notice – but it would be so good if as many people as possible could turn up at 7 pm to support the town on the subject of further development in Southwell…. Read more »
Provisional Dates for District Council and County Council Meetings
Newark and Sherwood District Council and Nottinghamshire County Council are arranging the following meetings about flooding in Southwell: Wednesday, 25th September 2013 Time: TBC Venue: The Minster School Saturday, 5th October 2013 Time: 11 am – 3.30 pm drop in day Venue: The Minster School. Details to be confirmed.
Display in Southwell Library
A display in Southwell Library throughout September will include useful information, photos and news from Southwell Flood Forum.
Helping to stem the tide
Residents worked together to hold back a potential flood after a warning was received for Southwell. They rallied to clean out a dyke after receiving an alert from the Environment Agency that there was a possibility of flooding when a severe weather warning was issued. Mr Mark Bertolini, chairman of Southwell Flood Forum, also called… Read more »
Dyke Clearing Day
Nothing like the weather warning to stir people into action! Southwell Flood Forum Chairman, Mark Bertolini made a last minute decision to “do something” to help clear the huge amounts of debris that was washed down stream a month ago and was slowing down the flow of the water course. The flood alert the… Read more »
Council looks at flooding impact
Residents whose homes were flooded during the recent severe weather are being asked for information to help examine the impact. To gain a full picture of how communities were affected in the aftermath of Tuesday, July 23, 3,000 householders in Southwell and a number of other villages in Newark and Sherwood are being sent a… Read more »
Dyke could not cope
Heavy rain overwhelming drains and sewers, and the overflowing of the Potwell Dyke were the main contributors to flooding in Southwell in July, according to the results of a survey completed by residents. Surveys from affected homes have been collected by Southwell Flood Forum and the Potwell Dyke Flood Group. The results suggested the Potwell… Read more »
