In late June, 11 members of the Environment Agency, including senior directors and managers, mainly from London visited Shipston-on-Stour and toured the extensive River Stour catchment where flood intervention measures have been installed during 2017 – 2018. They were invited by members of the Shipston Area Flood Action Group (SAFAG)
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SAFAG Attends 10th Annual Shipston Wool Fair
Our members ‘ran’ a stall at the famous Shipston Wool Fair on Bank Holiday Monday, which celebrated it’s10th anniversary this year. The purpose of SAFAG members attending the Wool Fair was to offer support or advice to anyone in the local community who is concerned about flooding and to update everyone about the
Shipston And Stratford Awards Presented
Published 3rd May 2018. Please CLICK HERE or on the image below to read this article.
Group Woody Dam Day
Several members of the group and volunteers spent the day improving and building new woody dams on one of the Kneebrook watercourses in the Stretton on Fosse area. These will help attenuate (hold back) and ‘slow the flow’ to downstream areas. Unfortunately the weather was not good and the underfoot conditions were
Shipston Area Flood Action Group | Local Heroes Finalist
Published 8th December 2017. To read this article please CLICK HERE or on the image below.
Cotswold Journal : Flood Management Group Secure £110,000 Grant
Published 12th December 2017. To read this article please CLICK HERE or on the image below.
Environment Agency Press Release : Natural flood management – part of the nation’s flood resilience
The Environment Agency has today (31 October) published data, case studies and evidence about the role of natural flood management in reducing flood risk. Working with natural processes to reduce flood risk is not a new concept but this is the first time that all the evidence has been brought
MP Nadhim Zahawi Meets With SAFAG
Mr Zahawi came on a field trip with SAFAG. Following this he shared this supportive statement: “I was delighted to meet with the Shipston Flood Action Group on 27th October to be updated on the work they are doing to protect rural communities from flooding in the south of my
Environment Agency Director Visits SAFAG
SAFAG celebrated its third anniversary with the news that it has secured a £100,000 grant from the Environment Agency for further interventions. A compelling business plan, produced by the group, sought funds to proceed with installing Natural Flood Defences (NFD) along Knee Brook. Knee Brook is the largest of some
Mid-2017 Update
Ten years on from the fearsome floods of July 2007 Ten years ago this month – on Friday 20th July 2007 to be precise – Shipston and many surrounding villages suffered the worst flooding ever recorded. The River Stour reached a level of 5.22m, and while the flooding was over