SRA Annual Report 2021-22: Somerset Community Resilience event 2021
Preparing for emergencies and strengthening communities were the main themes of the annual Somerset Community Resilience event held in October.
Highlights included a dozen interactive online training sessions, all free, and an open evening for the new Langport and Huish Episcopi Flood Group.
Session subjects included:
- Property flood resilience, with national flood resilience expert Mary Donhau and the Environment Agency
- Using social media in flooding emergencies, with communications officers from Somerset County Council’s Highways and Transport section (@TravelSomerset)
- How we can prepare for the challenges our changing climate may bring, with SRA Community Engagement officers Emma Giffard and Dawn James
- Insurance, volunteer recruitment and risk assessments with Communities Prepared, a national community resilience training programme
The whole event was organised by the Somerset Prepared partnership, which is jointly chaired by the SRA’s Emma Giffard with a representative from the Environment Agency. Partnership members include Somerset Rivers Authority, the emergency services, the county and district councils, the Environment Agency, Somerset Rotary, Spark, Red Cross and Safe South West.
Videos and presentations can be seen on the Somerset Prepared website.