Work costing £5m to help protect residents and businesses in Southwell from flooding has been given the go-ahead. Over four years’ of work has paid off – now the next stage of work on the ground is to commence Read the details in the Newark Advertiser
Flushing wipes is a major cause of sewer blockages
Some of the drainage system in Southwell includes combined sewer systems i.e. sewers that are designed to collect rainwater runoff, domestic sewage, and industrial wastewater in the same pipe. In view of our flood risk, it is important therefore not only to keep the rainwater roadside gullies clear of blockages from leaves and general debris… Read more »
National Flood Forum Bulletin – December 2017 – community input to National Flood and Coastal Risk Management (FCRM)
The Christmas message from National Flood Forum includes some key points we and other community groups made toward the Environment’s Agency scoping exercise to determine furture strategy. It also includes a message from Bob Haddon, one of the finalists (like us) in the Flood Re Local Heroes Award Read the bulletin here December 2017 Bulletin
Brackenhurst ‘s presentation at “Working with Natural Processes: The Evidence Behind Natural Flood Management”
Josh Well, PhD student with Dr Jillian Labadz at Nottingham Trent University, Brackenhurst campus was honoured to be invited to speak recently on the research he is conducting on Natural Flood Management. His research is being applauded internationally, putting him, Brackenhurst and flooding in Southwell firmly in the forefront of NFM evidence-based research. The… Read more »
FRAMES project – background information
Here are two references on how FRAMES works INTERREG FRAMES information Trent Rivers Trust on FRAMES
Working with natural processes to reduce flood risk
Here are the Environment Agency’s documents on “The evidence base for working with natural processes to reduce flood risk” Brackenhurst’s project is mentioned on page 62 of the Evidence Directory
Flood Re Local Heroes Awards – 28th November 2017
An action-packed day for Southwell Flood Forum The invitations arrived… On the way ….over Westminster Bridge Therese Coffey, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, spoke of Government plans and the Flood Re initiative. Andy Bord, Chief Executive of Flood Re spoke further about the improved insurance situation… Read more »
National Flood Forum – Bulletin November 2017 – communities working to take control of flooding
The National Flood Forum works in communities and with partners to support people at risk from flooding, and should flooding occur, to help them recover. Communities lie at the centre of this and throughout this bulletin there are examples of people working to take control of the flooding in their lives, as well as some… Read more »
The Rivers Trust Autumn Conference 2017 – Natural Flood Risk Management
Jacky Huson (SFF), Liz Walker (SFF), Jillian Labadz (NTU Brackenhurst), Josh Wells (NTU Brackenhurst) attended this event on November 9th 2017. Sadly our Chair Tim Farr couldn’t attend. Representatives from Nottinghamshire County Council who are working in partnership on the FRAMES project also attended. The conference theme was ‘Can the catchment-based approach (CaBa) bring community… Read more »
EA feature Brackenhurst’s Natural Flood Management research
The Environment Agency has produced documents on Working with Natural Processes to reduce flood risk. Nottingham Trent University’s Brackenhurst campus’ research on Natural Flood Management has been included as one of the case studies. The research continues and further work on NFM in Southwell is planned.
