Grants given by SRA to Somerset communities
Fifteen grants have so far been awarded to places across Somerset through the Somerset Rivers Authority (SRA) Community Flood Action Fund (CFAF).
The purpose of these grants is to help people with good local knowledge of flooding problems take practical actions with obvious benefits that can be achieved quite quickly. Grants offered are between £3,000 and £20,000.
The photograph at the top of this page shows a watercourse desilted for West Buckland Parish Council’s Asham Lane flood relief scheme in the hamlet of Ham. Thanks to local resident Sue Singleton for the photograph.
Read a case study about the flood relief scheme in Asham Lane in Ham, which is near Wellington.
Successful applicants
The seven successful applicants in 2025’s first round of bids were:
West Camel Parish Council: river maintenance, £5,000
Long Sutton Parish Council: Knole community flood relief scheme, £15,466
West Monkton Parish Council: Blundells Lane flood alleviation project, £7,300
Creech St Michael Parish Council: Mill Lane flood pump, £19,483
Cotford St Luke Parish Council: flood plan, £15,000
Stoke St Mary Parish Council: Stoke Road (West) / Stoke Lane to Hayden Lane (Lower), flood control and mitigation, £12,000
West Buckland Parish Council: Asham Lane flood relief in Ham, £3,100
The five successful applicants in the second round were:
Ruishton and Thornfalcon Parish Council: Lower Henlade ditch clearance, £3,993
Baltonsborough Parish Council: Coxbridge Brook weed clearing and flailing, £3,600
Croscombe Parish Council: New manhole in River Sheppey culvert at Long Street, Croscombe, £19,519
Godney Parish Council: Decoy Rhyne – bank stabilisation and maintenance, £19.510
Norton Fitzwarren Parish Council: Norton Fitzwarren riparian maintenance, £14,448
The three successful applicants in the third round were:
Isle Abbotts parish council: dredging Badbury ditch, £14,040
Carhampton Parish Council: culvert clearance, £12,950
Ruishton and Thornfalcon Parish Council: desilting Gabrieli pond, £3,593