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SAFAG Report to Shipston Town Council January 2026
The next 3 months will see an increased level of intervention assessments/visits/repair workdays, with the priority areas being identified and reviewed at the regular team meetings. The map below shows the Stour catchment area covered by SAFAG-identified by the red boundary. It covers 187 square kilometres-encompassing parts of Warwickshire, Oxfordshire
SAFAG Report to Shipston Town Council December 2025
Severn Rivers Trust (SRT) have successfully secured CIL funding of £60K from SDC to cover various pipeline (spade ready) projects, under the project title of ‘Shipston on Stour Natural Flood Management Advanced’. With one exception, all of these have been referred to in previous reports to STC. More specifically these
SAFAG Report to Shipston Town Council November 2025
Upon request, the EA (Environment Agency) can provide water flow maps for any part of the Stour catchment area. These show the predicted flow routes/pathways, with risk based on slope and land use. They are used by the EA and partners to identify locations to deliver flood mitigation measures such
SAFAG Report to Shipston Town Council October 2025
John Dinnie attended the recent Warwickshire Avon Catchment Partnership Meeting in Coventry organised by SRT (Severn Rivers Trust). Much of it was devoted to actions being taken to protect and enhance wildlife habitat and the health of the various rivers and tributaries which make up the Severn catchment (includes the
SAFAG Report to Shipston Town Council September 2025
A warm welcome was extended to STC Councillor Vanessa Benjamin-Smith who attended the August SAFAG meeting and has expressed an interest in joining the core team of Mike McCarthy, Brian Cooper, John Dinnie and Ben Goren. Any additional help will be very much appreciated. John Dinnie has decided to resign
SAFAG Report to Shipston Town Council August 2025
Mike McCarthy’s pending house move away from the Tredington/Shipston area will result in the eventual departure of the last original member of the SAFAG team. It’s expected that this is likely to occur by the end of this year, or early 2026. Until then, he intends to remain semi active
SAFAG Report to Shipston Town Council July 2025
SAFAG’s role is evolving, with increasing emphasis on providing leads and introductions to the Environment Agency (EA) and Severn Rivers Trust (SRT). These organisations then produce reports to landowners and farmers for their consideration. Where agreement is reached, these agencies can fund and project manage any agreed interventions, such as
SAFAG Work Update
A lot of SAFAG’s work also involves connecting organisations like the SRT and EA with landowners interested in implementing natural flood management interventions and who wish to taking advantage of some of the funding available for NFM projects. For example, below we can see the photos of latest phase of