Remember the floods of last year? They were very localised and short lasting but they still gave us some problems. They may recur.

What should we be doing in the meantime?

Firstly the County Council has been asked and has agreed to double check the drains along Glebe Road/B1049 that gave us such problems last year.

And secondly there’s lots that residents can do:

• check the gullies. These should have blue dots painted next to them to indicate that they were jetted earlier this year. Residents can now help by checking this and having a look down them. There should water a foot or so down. If it’s all the way to the top then the gully’s blocked so report it!
• if your in a vulnerable house take precautions. You’ll know if you’re vulnerable because you’ve had a problem before. Think about what you can do to adapt to a recurrence. There’s useful advice at the National Flood Forum.
• stay alert. If there’s bad weather forecast check whether or not it’s expected to give us a problem locally. There’s a link to Weather Underground in the right-hand bar of this web-site. Alternatively check out XCWeather, NetWeather or the Met Office.
• be sensible. If there are floods take care. Drive slowly through any flooding on the road. Don’t cause unnecessary waves which simply push more water into peoples’ properties.

Finally: if there are warnings or actual floods please look out for your neighbours especially those less able to take care of themselves.