Residents in a Nottinghamshire village say they are 'over the moon' over news that flood protection measures are set to be installed. The Environment Agency will install measures such as new flood doors and flood barriers to better protect 21 homes in Trowell which are at risk of flooding.
It comes as Trowell has been affected by flooding from the Boundary Brook on four occasions in the last 15 years with several properties experiencing internal flooding and with one house described as having "a moat around it" in 2020. The events have taken a significant toll on the community, including on local resident Carole Bulloch.
Carole, who is among the residents in Trowell benefiting from the scheme, said: “We are over the moon to have been offered property flood resilience measures on our house. Now that they are installed, we feel we have greater peace of mind that, should the rain come, we are more resilient to it.
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"The quality of the products on offer is high, our replacement front and side doors are very similar to what we had before, albeit more secure and now flood resilient. We are extremely grateful.”
The £293,600 scheme will install measures such as flood doors, flood barriers, non-return valves, self-closing air bricks and pumps which help to reduce the risk of water entering people’s homes during a flood. The installation will run until the start of March with funding provided from the Environment Agency, Trent Regional Flood & Coastal Committee and with support from Nottinghamshire County Council.
Environment Agency Area Flood Risk Manager Dave Turnbull said: “With our changing climate we are unable to eliminate the risk of all flooding but we can help communities become more resilient to it. We hope that the Property Flood Resilience measures will help to give the community some reassurance by ensuring a flood does less damage and life can get back to normal much quicker.”
Councillor Neil Clarke MBE, Cabinet Member for Transport and Environment at Nottinghamshire County Council, added: “We know that flooding devastates communities, and that is why we are committed to working with our partner organisations to deliver solutions, both big and small, to protect residents and their homes. These measures will undoubtedly bring reassurance to residents previously affected by flooding in Trowell and this is just one step towards our aim of creating more flood resilient communities.”
You can check your flood risk, sign up for free flood warnings and keep up to date with the latest situation at https://www.gov.uk/check-flood-risk, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 or follow @EnvAgency on Twitter for the latest flood updates.
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