31/05/2005 - The Environment
Agency is holding an open meeting at Linton
Village College, Main Hall, between 4.30pm
and 7.30pm on Tuesday 7 June to discuss flood
risk management in the areas of Linton, Stapleford
and Great Shelford in Cambridgeshire and Newport,
Great Chesterford and Littlebury in Essex.
The meeting is being held so that local people
can find out more about the risk of flooding
in the area, flood warning systems and how
to prepare for any floods which may occur.
Visitors are free to drop in and learn more
about flood awareness anytime between 4.30pm
and 7.30pm on Tuesday 7 June.
Following flooding in the area in 2001, the
Environment Agency undertook a river modelling
study to determine the current standard of
flood protection for villages along the Rivers
Cam and Granta. The study concluded that the
current standard of protection is in some
places higher than that given as acceptable
by the Department for the Environment, Food
and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and in others the
numbers of properties at risk are too low
to justify improvement works. No capital improvement
works can therefore be justified in the villages.
The meeting is designed to inform people
about measures they can take to prepare themselves
in case there is a flood. There will be displays
to explain the Environment Agency's flood
warning service, advice on self-help and flood
preparation, and a chance to see some of the
products currently on the market for flood
proofing property. Visitors will also be able
to find out how to determine if their own
property is at risk.
Commenting on the meeting, Nigel Woonton,
Area Flood Defence Manager said, "Although
we can't justify spending money on improved
flood defences for the area, there is lot
people can do for themselves to prepare for
flooding. I hope as many local people as possible
can come along to find out about all the advice
and help there is on offer."
