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Flooding can cause tens of thousands of pounds of damage to a home and have mental health impacts for the people living there.
Climate change will cause wetter winters and drier summers. We will also see more frequent and more powerful storms, which are likely to cause localised flooding.
Sea levels have already begun to rise as a direct result of climate change. Over the next 100 years, they are predicted to rise by a further 1.2m.
Preparing in advance and knowing what to do if you do get flooded can help reduce these significant impacts.
However, most people are unaware of and unprepared for their risk of flooding.
The Environment Agency is launching its flood action campaign in January with a series of events in and around Weston-super-Mare.
There will also be adverts featuring information on the practical steps you can take to prepare, and where to find local help and support if you need it.
The 10 Weston wards targeted in the campaign will be:
- Central
- Hillside
- South Ward
- Winterstoke
- Uphill
- Milton
- Mid Worle
- North Worle
- South Worle
- Kewstoke (including Sand Bay)
Pop-in events organised by The Environment Agency will take place during January and February.
Speak with local advisers about your flood risk, how to prepare, and where to access support locally.
Visit:
- Friday 19 January, 10am-1pm - For All Healthy Living Centre, Lonsdale Avenue
- Thursday 25 January, 12.30pm-3.30pm – Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road
- Saturday 27 January, 9am-noon – Weston seafront, between the Victorian Café and Beach Café
- Monday 29 January, 2pm-6.30pm – Victory Hall, Westfield Road, Uphill
- Friday 2 February, 1pm-4pm – Co-op, High Street, Worle
- Monday 5 February, 4.15pm-7pm, Village Hall, Crookes Lane, Kewstoke
- Tuesday 6 February – 11.30am-2.30pm, The Sovereign, High Street.
A more in-depth event will be held at Weston Museum, in Burlington Street, on Thursday 1 February.
Representatives from the Environment Agency and our Flood Risk team and will give a presentation followed by a question and answer session from 7pm-8.30pm.
General advice about what to do before, during and after a flood can be found on the government website.
We work with the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), the Environment Agency and other partners to develop short and long-term plans to cope with current and future flooding hazards across the whole of North Somerset.
For a round-up of useful information, including our Local Flood Risk Management Strategy, visit www.n-somerset.gov.uk/flooding.
Also find out more this this campaign on our website.