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INFORMATION FROM ASSOCIATED ORGANISATIONS
1pm – 4pm Friday 23rd October 2026, SOUTH COTSWOLDS FLOOD MEETING
Venue: Crudwell Village Hall & Recreation Ground Crudwell, England
Alongside updates from the organisations involved in flooding, Roz is very keen to highlight the positive work already happening within local communities and give residents the chance to learn from one another.
We would therefore love you to be involved in the community action section of the afternoon. There will be an opportunity just before the tea break to give a very brief introduction to your group and the work you are doing, and we would also be pleased to offer you a table during the break so residents can come and speak to you and find out more.
The aim is to share practical experience, ideas and good practice from communities that are already taking action on flooding and resilience.
For further information and registration CLICK HERE
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Useful Flood information – just arrived: Kerbside has published a guide explaining why a property outside Flood Zone 3 still needs a separate surface-water check. It compares the two map layers, links to the official checks for England and gives buyers a practical checklist of what to investigate. https://kerbside.co/articles/flood-zone-3-vs-surface-water-risk The examples are from Sussex, but the map-reading guidance applies across England. Would you consider adding it to your library alongside the local and official resources? CLICK HERE
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MONITORING REPORTS 2026 – (Click on month)
January 2026
February 2026
March 2026
April 2026
May 2026
June 2026
July 2026
August 2026
FOR A COMPLETE RECORD OF ALL YEARS GO TO: Click Here
Government advice for Riparian Owners of local watercourses – Click here
THE BIG LUNCH – Sunday 28th June 2026
CLICK HERE FOR A YOUTUBE VIDEO OF THE DAY: https://youtu.be/KzK3QSo_Dwk?si=D8uos9jc2HgQ0KWc
The recent OPEN PUBLIC MEETING took place at 11am, Monday, 8th June 2026 in the Winstone Room, Corinium Museum, Park Street, Cirencester
For: Papers, Notes of Meeting and Presentations:
Click on titles below to access:
Notes of Meeting
Cirencester Town Council – Gemma Stevens
Monitoring Reports – Andy Sworn
Citizen Monitoring & Proposed Citizen Science Automated Network for Cirencester- Neil Edwards
City Bank Nature Reserve River Restoration – Huw Jones
Deteriorating Water Quality, a reflection – Chris Pogson
Overview of Water Conditions – Mike Jones
The next Public Open Meeting
will be held at 11am
on Thursday 26th November 2026
in the Corinium Museum
FLOODING – An essential guide compiled by Friends of Gumstool Brook
– Click HERE and see below (Use scroll bar on right to navigate to second page)
THAMES WATER LATEST RESERVOIR RESERVES 2026 – Click here
NEW GOVERNMENT WHITE PAPER ‘A new vision for water’
Click here
Papers as presented at the Public Open Meeting held on Thursday 27th November 2025
CLICK ON TEXT for displays
– Introductory slideshow
– GRCC (Gloucestershire Rural Communities Council). Lucy Eccles
– Cirencester & Church Waterways and Environment Partnership. Jo Burgon
– Dry Summer Water Updates. Dr. Mike Jones
– Technical Sub-Group. John Tiffany
– Monthly Newsletter & Website, resourcing the community. Jenny Rudston
South Cotswolds Flooding Summit held at the Royal Agricultural University
Saturday 18th October 2025
Flood Summit Report – Click here
Flood Mitigation Report – Click here
CLICK ON EITHER OF THE TWO PICTURES ABOVE OR HERE
FOR A COPY OF THE LAUNCH PRESENTATION
FLOOD WARDENS – Just what do they do?
Nick Bridges reports
– click here
AND CLICK HERE FOR THE RESULTS OF THE GREAT WATER BLITZ
FLOODING & WATER
Perspectives for discussion … March 2025
Click here
We’ve been given a Cirencester Community Award!
Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust –
Views sought over beaver re-introduction in Gloucestershire
What is it?
Mysterious ancient mineral bottle found in Barton Mill Pound
– Click here for the story
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THAMES WATER Abstraction of Water from the Baunton Pumping Station.
Details – N.B. Reductions were first introduced in 2005 and abstraction ceases when flows drop below 32 Ml/d at the Baunton gauging station. A Drought Permit was sought in September 2022 after the long hot summer … but was not required. Click here for information: DROUGHT PERMIT application September 2022
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Other presentations can be found on our:
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