Flood Minister, Robbie Moore MP, was welcomed to Vale Road in Colwick today by Gedling’s Conservative Member of Parliament Tom Randall MP. Together with Colwick’s County Councillor Mike Adams and representatives from the Environment Agency, they visited properties along Vale Road that had sadly internally flooded and spoke to residents.
Before being invited into properties that have internally flooded, Tom, Mike, the Flood Minister and the Environment Agency inspected the overflowing brook on Vale Road and the flooded highway.
After the visit, Tom Randall MP said: “It is devastating that properties along Vale Road in Colwick have internally flooded as a result of the heavy rainfall and rising River Trent levels causing the brook on Vale Road to overflow into properties and onto the street. I invited the Flood Minister to visit and talk to the flood hit residents today - one told us that this is the first time in a 100 years that Vale Road has flooded like this.
“Thankfully, the rain has now stopped and the River Trent levels are dropping which is allowing street drains and the brook to drain onto nearby floodplains and into the Trent. Those residents whose houses have sadly flooded can find advice on Nottinghamshire County Council’s website (www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/planning-and-environment/flooding-help-and-advice/during-a-flood)”
Colwick’s County Councillor Mike Adams, who arranged for sandbags to be deployed to households along Vale Road, said: “A big thank you to all the volunteers who have helped to handout sandbags and assisted with pumps. Thanks also to Colwick’s local Borough Councillor, Parish Councillors and agencies including Nottinghamshire County Council, Severn Trent, Environment Agency and Gedling Borough Council for co-ordinating a multi-agency response in support of Vale Road residents.”
Tom added: “Once the clean-up has completed, a multi-agency review of this week’s flood will take place and measures will be taken to help mitigate the impact of future floods on residential properties in Colwick, Stoke Bardolph, Burton Joyce and across the county.”
The Flood Minister, Robbie Moore MP said: “Thanks, Tom, for inviting me along. It has been really good to speak to many residents across this street. I understand that this is the first time that this road in Colwick has been flooded in 100 years. Something that residents had not been expecting to see and it has taken them by surprise. What we need to do is reassure residents that whether it is the Council, you Tom as their MP or Government are on their side and doing all that we can.
“What we’ve seen is huge amounts of rainfall on very saturated land. Luckily the Trent has gone past its peak and is starting to drop. The Government are looking at what additional measures we can do. We want to provide that reassurance and work with the likes of Nottinghamshire County Council to make sure we are as helpful, quick, and efficient in the support that we can provide.”
