FLOOD WARDENS

I am sending the e-mail below on behalf of Mark Clements, Emergency Planning Officer, Bassetlaw District Council.

Contact details:

E – mark.clements@bassetlaw.gov.uk

M – 07977 688508

Nottinghamshire County Council have forwarded this information which may be of interest to your Parish Council.

As part of our Flood Resilience work, we are once again starting a programme of regular training for Flood Wardens across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

The Flood Warden schemes are community led, usually falling under Parish council insurance, and provide a good opportunity for those at risk of flooding from rivers and main watercourses to get involved in their local area. The Environment Agency and Nottinghamshire County Council provide initial training, PPE and advice on setting up the scheme, as well as ongoing refresher training and networking opportunities with Flood Wardens across the County.

Volunteer Flood Wardens will help raise awareness of flood risk in their local communities and provide a valuable link between local residents and those responding to a flooding incident in their area. Local communities know their area best, and the information volunteers provide can be invaluable to emergency services and responders during a flood event.

Flood Wardens can help in a variety of ways, including:

• Ensuring members of the community have received flood warnings, understand what they mean and where to obtain further information

• Keeping Environment Agency Flood Warning Duty Officers informed during an incident

• Working as a community to prepare for a flood event and identify vulnerable people within the community who may need extra help

• Reporting blocked drains, ditches, etc to the relevant authority (NCC etc via Mynotts App/website)

• Potentially Developing a Community Flood Plan

The Environment Agency and Nottinghamshire County Council are running flood warden training events, and are looking for new volunteers who wish to establish schemes in their area, or join an existing scheme.

If you are interested in registering, or would like further information, please email: floodresilience.eastmidlands@environment-agency.gov.uk or Emergency.planning@nottscc.gov.uk

The information has been shared with existing wardens, but we would appreciate your help in getting the message out further. Please can you share the above information with any community links you have.

Additionally, Bassetlaw District Council have appointed a Flooding Officer - Jayne Walters who is happy to be approached by local Bassetlaw residents if there are any flooding issues locally she can help with:

Jayne Walters

Flooding & Resilience Officer

Bassetlaw District Council

Email – Jayne.Walters@bassetlaw.gov.uk

Mobile – 07776 592858

Kind regards,

Kayleigh Mosley (Nottinghamshire County Council) and Chris Jones (Environment Agency).