Flood Information
We live beside the River Trent - don't wait for the river to rise before taking action - be prepared!
Visit the Gov.uk Flood Warnings Service or call 0345 988 1188 (Textphone: 0345 602 6340) to register for free flood alerts and have a plan ready to implement when forecasts predict high water. The Government website has advice on preparing for a flood and provides a useful flood plan but it is only effective if you look at it BEFORE flooding is imminent.
The Parish Council Flood Warden is Murray Martin. If you feel that waters have risen to a level where sand bags are necessary please call 01636 823070 or 07939 856 499 and report the matter with an exact location so he can inspect and if necessary initiate distribution of sand bags.
There is a team of other volunteers who can assist in a flood situation. These are: Gary Hendrickson, Liz Hopkins, Terry Cooper, Daryll Wells-Pope, Chris Wilkinson, Neville Duxbury, Tom Reynolds.
The District Council provide the parish with a limited number of aqua sacs which are like sand bags but store flat and expand when they get wet. These will be issued from the village hall on a needs basis - ie those in most danger first. There is no legal requirement for any authority to provide flood prevention measures and supplies are limited so if you feel concerned about flooding, you are advised to obtain your own sand bags and store them away in case of flooding.
If you would like to be part of a team of residents that can be called when help is needed, please use the contact us form to give your contact details to the clerk who maintains a register of helpers. Help can range from
- checking on neighbours now and making sure they have a plan for if we get floods
- helping households prepare for floods by moving household items when warnings are issued
- reporting water levels to the flood warden
- distributing sand bags when called by the Warden
- helping residents to activate and position sand bags
- ensuring those affected have packed a bag of essentials like medication and contacts as well as a few clothes
- contacting relations when evacuation looks necessary
- making tea and providing some comforting conversation to those evacuated to the village hall whilst they await collection.
Help is voluntary and you will not have to do anything you don't want to, so please register, however you feel you could help.
Those with watercourses across their land are responsible for keeping them clear - this is known as riparian responsibilities. These water courses are crucial to keeping water flowing and reducing the risk of flooding. Nottinghamshire County Council provide information on Riparian Responsibilities which can be downloaded from their website or by clicking on the pdf below.
Following storm Babet and the evacuation of a number of residents, Nottinghamshire County Council had to complete a section 19 report.
This identifies the areas impacted and to what extent. It also indicates the lead Authority for this area.
The lead Authority, the Internal Drainage Board in this case, then has to look at the likely cause and check that they met their statutory duties in maintaining the area and decide whether further mitigation is necessary. The Parish Council has not been made aware of the IDBs response but, given that the duties are a legal requirement it is likely they were met. It also appears that there have been considerable works to mitigate future flooding in Sutton on Trent so it is assumed that this resulted from the report findings.
The report can be found on the County Council website or attached below.