A briefing prepared by local Environment Agency officers in Somerset, with lots of information. Subjects include temporary pumps being installed at Currymoor, Saltmoor and Northmoor and the current situation in the Axe-Brue catchment and the Parrett-Tone catchment.

An Environment Agency briefing about flood warnings being issued for Currymoor and Stan Moor, and temporary pumps starting to be deployed. The Environment Agency is a partner in Somerset Rivers Authority (SRA).

A briefing by Environment Agency Wessex - a partner in Somerset Rivers Authority - about preparations for winter on the Somerset Levels and Moors, and two public drop-in events in Moorland and Burrowbridge Village Halls on 5 and 7 December 2023.

A three-year project on the National Trust’s Holnicote Estate in Somerset has successfully reconnected a section of a Somerset river to its floodplain to create a new and instantly different waterscape using the innovative ‘Stage 0’ river restoration technique, first pioneered in Oregon, USA. It is the first time the full approach of a river reset has been attempted on a main river at this scale in the UK.

The fifth annual Somerset Community Resilience Day is being held at Wincanton Racecourse on Thursday 5 October, 10am to 4pm. Entrance is FREE, lunch is FREE, and there is a choice of stimulating talks, workshops, demonstrations and activities. PLUS: make a nomination for the Somerset Community Resilience Award 2023.