Halam Road has been closed as construction works to prevent flooding in a town begins. The addition of five super gullies on Halam Road, Southwell, is to avoid a repeat of the torrents of water that flooded the town in 2013. It is part of the cross-council funded Southwell Flood Alleviation Scheme that aims to… Read more »
Flooding Mitigation work makes good progress
News from Nottinghamshire County Council – 1st October 2019 As part of its wider ÂŁ5m flood mitigation proposals, Nottinghamshire County Council and its partners are working hard in Southwell to make sure that homes which are most vulnerable to future flooding are as well-protected as possible. Substantial progress has been made in developing detailed designs… Read more »
Street and gully cleaning
It’s acknowledged that with Southwell being prone to flash flooding, it’s essential that surfacewater during heavy rainfall is able to drain away as quickly and effectively as possible. This means that the drainage system needs to be kept well maintained through a regular schedule of street cleaning and gully cleansing. Gully cleansing Nottinghamshire County Council… Read more »
Senior Citizen’s Fair – 27th September – 12.30 to 15.00
Southwell Flood Forum will have a display at this Fair where you can find out more about the activities of the Forum towards supporting the community to be more resilient and reduce flood risk. If you are interested in volunteering with us, do come along and talk to us – whether it’s as a Road… Read more »
Celebration of Southwell Flood Forum work – 8th September
BrickMinster A CELEBRATION SERVICE Building a Better World In Southwell Minster Sunday 8th September 2019 at 9.30am The service will include a celebration of the six years of hard work by volunteers since the flood on 23rd July 2013 and the community meeting in the Minster on 10th September 2013 Afterwards there will be refreshments… Read more »
Measures to reduce risk of Southwell homes flooding progress
Councillor Phil Rostance, Nottinghamshire County Council’s Vice Committee Chairman for Communities and Place said: “As a lead local flood authority, Nottinghamshire County Council is committed to taking an active role and continues to work closely with partners, including local communities, to mitigate the local flood risks across the county. “In Southwell, Via – the County… Read more »
Visit by delegates to the Institute of Historic Building Conservation conference
On July 6th 2019 Jillian Labadz, Liz Walker and Jacky Huson were invited to join a tour around Southwell by delegates to the “Heritage, Risk and Resilience, confronting conservation calamities” conference in Nottingham. The delegates were interested to hear how Southwell Flood Forum had been involved in the work to protect our historic town. About… Read more »
Riparian Owners Knowledge Exchange Drop in Event
An interesting and useful event on Thursday 4th July 4 to 7pm in the Southwell Town Council Court Room, organised by National Flood Forum and Southwell Flood Forum. All Riparian Owners or anyone interested in offering advice, time or equipment to help maintain watercourses is welcome to come and find out more.
FRAMES Community Event – 3rd April 2019
This event showcased the comprehensive work that the two Project Officers in the European funded FRAMES project, Josh Wells and Shani Lambert are achieving in Southwell on Natural Flood Management and Community Resilience Dave Sheard, Lead on the Southwell Flood Forum’s Community Resilience and Emergency Planning team gave a presentation on the Southwell Road Closure… Read more »
Town Meeting – Wednesday 20th March 2019
This meeting was organised by Southwell Town Council as part of their regular Council meeting schedule and had a particular focus on flooding issues, with the aim of briefing Councillors and residents about the Communications Hub which will be set up in the Town Council offices in an emergency. Dave Sheard, Lead on the Southwell… Read more »
