Flood advice goes on road (From Witney Gazette)

Flood advice goes on road

6:27pm Tuesday 2nd September 2008 in Witney

Four more flood roadshows are being organised in some of the areas worst hit by the July floods last year.

West Oxfordshire District Council says it wants to keep residents informed following the completion of individual reports on each parish affected last summer.

Representatives of the Environment Agency, along with Cottsway Housing and RAF Brize Norton, at individual shows, will be on hand to answer questions.

They are at: New Beaconsfield Hall, Shipton-under-Wychwood, on Tuesday; Standlake village hall, on Thursday, September 11; Wood Green council offices, Witney, on Tuesday, September 16; and Bampton village hall, on Thursday, September 18. All are between 2pm and 7pm.

Parish flood reports will be available, showing the responsibilities of different organisations and options available for future flood protection.

David Harvey, the council's cabinet member for the environment, said: "The roadshows are an opportunity for anyone with concerns about the risk of flooding to their homes and communities to come along and find out what is being done.

"It's also an opportunity to see how the risk and impact of flooding can be mitigated, even if not fully removed."