Homes in Girton, Collingham and Pleasley have received flood resilience measures as part of a £1.6 million project covering 100 properties across the East Midlands.
The Environment Agency helped install measures including flood resilient doors and barriers, self-closing air bricks, underfloor sump pumps and self-closing non-return valves on pipework and toilets.
The scheme aims to reduce the lasting effects of flooding on homes, livelihoods and residents’ wellbeing.
Homeowners were able to apply for grants following Storm Babet in October 2023 and Storm Henk in January 2024.
Girton isolated by flooding 7 Jan 2024
Funding came from several sources, including local authorities, the Trent Regional Flood and Coastal Committee and the government’s Frequently Flooded Allowance.
Alongside the installations, the project supported the establishment of flood groups and flood wardens, helping residents understand their flood risk and prepare personal flood plans.
Jon Atkey, the Environment Agency’s flood and coastal risk advisor for the East Midlands, said: “From the outset of this project we wanted to increase the resilience of the residents living in flood-hit communities.”
He added: “We can’t always prevent flooding, but we can help people understand it, be better prepared and hopefully recover quicker.”
The 100 properties are spread across eight communities. As well as the three Nottinghamshire locations, homes in Bradwell and Denby Bottles in Derbyshire, and Redmile, Braunstone and Sileby in Leicestershire, were included.
The Environment Agency has not provided a breakdown of how many properties received measures in each community.
Completion of the project coincides with Flood Action Week, which began on Monday 12 October. The campaign encourages people to check their flood risk, prepare a flood plan and sign up for flood warnings.
