Rita Penman
- 29-Feb-2008 - The Environment Agency will
be in Scunthorpe on Friday (7th March) to
help local people prepare for flooding.
Staff from the Flood
Incident Management team will be attending
a Flood Fair at the Kingsway Centre between
9am and 8pm, organised by North Lincolnshire
Council.
Members of the public
are invited to come along to the Environment
Agency stand to find out if their home is
at risk of flooding, what flood warning
area they come into and how they will be
warned in the event of a flood. They will
also be given useful information on how
to prepare a flood plan, what the flood
warning codes mean, what to put in a ‘flood
kit’, and what flood protection equipment
you can use to protect your home.
As well as all this
information, visitors will also be encouraged
to sign up for the Environment Agency’s
Flood Warnings Direct service, an automated
system which sends a message to your mobile
phone, landline, email, fax or pager whenever
a flood warning is issued for your area.
Leaflets will be available
to take away on the day, information and
maps will be on display and staff from the
Environment Agency on hand to answer questions.
Representatives from
the council, Anglian Water, Severn Trent
Water and the Internal Drainage Boards will
be available to talk to residents and the
council has also invited specialist companies
who provide flood protection equipment to
attend. They will demonstrate their products
to members of the public.
Ian Russell, Anglian
Northern Flood Risk manager said: ‘It is
really important that people know the risk
of flooding in their area, and take steps
to prepare themselves and protect their
property. Signing up to the Flood Warnings
Direct service is free, but receiving an
early warning could make a huge difference
in reducing damage to homes and property.
‘As a first step, people
should check whether they are at risk from
flooding by searching for their address
on our flood maps, which are available on
our website - www.environment-agency.gov.uk
- or by contacting Floodline on 0845 988
1188.’
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Environment Agency brings
flood warning roadshow to Horncastle
Rita Penman - 28-Feb-2008
- The Environment Agency will be in Horncastle
between 9am and 5pm on Thursday (6 March)
to help local people prepare for flooding.
Staff from the Flood
Incident Management team will be setting
up the Environment Agency’s Flood Warning
trailer in Tesco car park on Watermill Road,
and members of the public are invited to
come along to find out what they can do
to prepare for flooding. They can also find
out about progress being made to the ongoing
study into potential improvement works in
the town.
Letters are being sent
to all at-risk properties in the area between
February 19 and March 4 and residents are
welcome to visit the trailer to ask any
questions they may have.
Visitors to the trailer
will be able to find out if their home is
at risk of flooding, what flood warning
area they come into and how they will be
warned in the event of a flood. They will
also be given useful information on how
to prepare a flood plan, what the flood
warning codes mean, what to put in a ‘flood
kit’, and what flood protection equipment
they can use to protect their home.
As well as all this
information, visitors will also be encouraged
to sign up for the Environment Agency’s
Flood Warnings Direct service, an automated
system which sends a message to your mobile
phone, landline, email, fax or pager whenever
a flood warning is issued for your area.
Leaflets will be available
to take away on the day, information and
maps will be on display and staff from the
Environment Agency on hand to answer questions.
Ian Russell, Area Flood
Risk manager said: ‘It is really important
that people know the risk of flooding in
their area, and take steps to prepare themselves
and protect their property. Signing up to
the Flood Warnings Direct service is free,
but receiving an early warning could make
a huge difference in reducing damage to
homes and property.
‘As a first step, people
should check whether they are at risk from
flooding by searching for their address
on our flood maps, which are available on
our website - www.environment-agency.gov.uk
- or by contacting Floodline on 0845 988
1188.’
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Environment Agency brings
flood warning roadshow to Louth
Rita Penman - 28-Feb-2008
- The Environment Agency will be in Louth
between 9am and 5pm on Wednesday (5th March)
to help local people prepare for flooding.
Staff from the Flood
Incident Management team will be setting
up the Environment Agency’s Flood Warning
trailer at Northgate East car park in Louth,
and members of the public are invited to
come along to find out what they can do
to prepare for flooding. They can also find
out about progress being made on recent
work on the River Lud and the ongoing study
into improvement works.
Letters are being sent
to all at-risk properties in the area between
February 19 and March 4 and residents are
welcome to visit the trailer to ask any
questions they may have.
Visitors to the trailer
will be able to find out if their home is
at risk of flooding, what flood warning
area they come into and how they will be
warned in the event of a flood. They will
also be given useful information on how
to prepare a flood plan, what the flood
warning codes mean, what to put in a ‘flood
kit’, and what flood protection equipment
they can use to protect their home.
As well as all this
information, visitors will also be encouraged
to sign up for the Environment Agency’s
Flood Warnings Direct service, an automated
system which sends a message to your mobile
phone, landline, email, fax or pager whenever
a flood warning is issued for your area.
Leaflets will be available
to take away on the day, information and
maps will be on display and staff from the
Environment Agency on hand to answer questions.
Ian Russell, Area Flood
Risk manager said: ‘It is really important
that people know the risk of flooding in
their area and take steps to prepare themselves
and protect their property. Signing up to
the Flood Warnings Direct service is free,
but receiving an early warning could make
a huge difference in reducing damage to
homes and property.
‘As a first step, people
should check whether they are at risk from
flooding by searching for their address
on our flood maps, which are available on
our website - www.environment-agency.gov.uk
- or by contacting Floodline on 0845 988
1188.’
The Environment Agency
is working closely with the River Lud Liaison
Group and a newsletter detailing the progress
made since the summer floods is now available
(copy attached).
