There is now also a downloadable version of our questionnaire if you prefer to print out and fill in, rather than completing it online. Please download either the PDF version or Word Document version at the links below.
We need your help…
After a meeting on 9th August, it has been highlighted that we need ACCURATE figures on the scale of the impact, numbers of properties and businesses affected by the storm/flooding of July 23rd 2013 This will be essential to ‘attract’ funding in order to carry out a survey and implement measures to reduce flood risk Were you… Read more »
Welcome to Southwell Flood Forum
After a meeting on 9th August, it has been highlighted that we need ACCURATE figures on the scale of the impact, numbers of properties and businesses affected by the storm/flooding of July 23rd 2013 This will be essential to ‘attract’ funding in order to carry out a survey and implement measures to reduce flood risk… Read more »
Found in the nick of time
A teenager who lost a treasured family heirloom when family possessions were washed away during Southwell’s floods has been reunited with it. Read more in the Newark Advertiser…
Southwell flash flood clear up could take months
People living in a Nottinghamshire town are still dealing with the aftermath of flash floods that took place two weeks ago. About 100 homes were hit by flooding in Southwell when 3in (7cm) of rain fell in two hours on 23 July. Some residents are still drying out carpets and in one case a barn… Read more »
Holding back the floods
Residents in Southwell affected by flooding from the Potwell Dyke have formed an action group to try to tackle issues that added to the problem. Read more in the Newark Advertiser…
Relief for Nottinghamshire’s flooded residents
Residents in Nottinghamshire escaped further water damage to their homes after bracing themselves for heavy rain over the weekend. Read more on the BBC web site…
Council Looks at Flood Impact
To gain a full picture of how communities were affected in the aftermath of Tuesday 23rd July, 3,000 householders in Southwell and a number of other villages in Newark and Sherwood are being sent a questionnaire to ask them to spell out the problems they experienced. This will help Newark and Sherwood District Council carry… Read more »
Flooded Nottinghamshire residents braced for heavy rain
About 100 homes were hit by flooding in Southwell when 3in (7cm) of rain fell in two hours on Tuesday evening. Deborah Hinde, from the county council’s emergency planning team, said Southwell had received more sandbags on Saturday morning and deliveries would be made to other areas at risk. “Our priority is to help the… Read more »
