Shot taken 21:53 Sunday November 24th. Following a few weeks of intermittent rain and then a covering of snow, on top of already heavily soaked land, it took only 40mm of rain recorded at the Shipston rain gauge (47mm in Cherington) to send the Stour through Shipston to a peak
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Spring 2024 Update
The SAFAG team have been very busy, in both 2023 and 2024 carrying out a multitude of intervention assessments, then followed by the required repairs/maintenance to the natural flood management leaky woody dams some of which have been damaged following the extremely heavy and regular storms over the winter periods.
In Memoriam. Phil Wragg 1947 – 2024
When the River Stour rose to its highest ever recorded level on 20th July 2007 it flooded more than 80 homes and businesses in Shipston, including the house that Phil Wragg and his wife Liz had moved in to only two months earlier. From that day onwards, Phil campaigned tirelessly
SAFAG WINS EA AWARD
Shipston Area Flood Action Group (SAFAG) has been awarded the Environment Agency Flood and Coast Excellence 2021 Award for Community Partnership. SAFAG is a community led volunteer team which aims to reduce the risk of flooding to homes and businesses by installing Natural Flood Management (NFM) measures across the entire
CHRISTMAS FLOODING 2020
Fortunately it is very unusual for the monitoring station in the middle of Shipston to go over 3 metres twice in a few days due to very heavy rainfall. This flooding gave many ‘at risk residents’, the Town Council and its contractors a lot of stress over the festive season.
Statement from Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency
This year, the terrible impacts of the coronavirus reminded the world that for all humanity’s achievements, nature can change everything at a moment’s notice. As we rebuild, the importance of being well prepared for the future threats is a lesson we must learn all over again. The Prime Minister has
Mid 2020 Update
Shipston Area Flood Action Group (SAFAG) has continued its programme of flood alleviation measures throughout the lockdown period with existing health and safety procedures augmented for social distancing and appropriate use of PPE for contractors where relevant. As all our work is outside, and being blessed with good weather, our
Spring 2020 Update
Our Steering Group have worked hard over the winter period, engaging with landowners, drawing up plans and then applying for consent to Warks County Council. This hard work is now enabling our contractors to install a multitude of interventions on numerous watercourses across the catchment. SAFAG continue to work well
Late 2019 Update
It is great to report that many of our Phase 2 projects are nearing completion.. This means over 120 NFM interventions have been completed in the last 3 months. October 28th – The SAFAG Chair and Secretary presented an update powerpoint to over 30 residents/flood group members of Long Compton
SAFAG link up with Kings College, London
SAFAG have linked up with Kings College, London who have fitted some trial monitoring equipment for use on one of our natural flood management retention ponds in the Knee Brook catchment. The solar powered station monitors pond depth hourly, localised soil moisture, air temperature etc. The monitoring station sends the