Flooding can pose a serious hazard to lives and property. By taking simple precautions you can minimise the damage caused by flooding. The Environment Agency ‘Floodline’ service offers flood warnings for England and Wales. The Floodline service can be accessed day or night for real time flood warnings and advice on:

British Red Cross - Flood Appeal
The British Red Cross has launched an appeal in support of the communities affected by recent floods throughout the UK. Please click on the link for further details on how to give.

The increasing threat of climate change means that extreme weather events are happening more frequently. With the risk of recent floods across the country becoming more regular, it is essential that local people are prepared before any flooding occurs in this area.

Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland has developed a new approach to planning and preparing for this possibility here. The focus now is on tailoring flood plans to meet the needs of individual communities, with local residents becoming more involved and specially-appointed Community Wardens visiting houses and businesses in their area in the near future.

Community Wardens will become an integral part of their area’s Community Flood Plan, working with local residents to identify problems and issues, helping local people to prepare for flooding and acting as the link with the public authorities’ emergency planners.

If you would like to become a flood warden please contact us.

An advice guide to repairing and restoring flood damaged property, "After a Flood", is issued by the Environment Agency or is available from Floodline (see above for number.

DEFRA - Flood Management
DEFRA's Role - Emergency Planning

The following best practice guide is from Hampshire
Managing Flood Risks in Parishes (pdf, 1,711 KB)