Martock Archives - Somerset Rivers Authority

Tony Hollis in action cranking the handle of an old sluice gate, and looking at the cogs moving.

Ten free Somerset shows with films new and old

12th January 2022
News

A new Somerset film called Down by the River premieres in February, with ten free screenings countywide. Each event will also include an entertaining and thought-provoking selection of Somerset archive films. Down by the River is a documentary about the inspiring ways that communities across Somerset have responded to flooding.

Read the full story . . .

Looking out from the bottom of a steep slope at Huckham in the Polden Hills across Butleigh Moor and the Somerset Levels.

Free trees to help Somerset reduce flood risks

27th November 2020
News

14,000 trees are being offered to Somerset landowners and parish councils this winter, as part of a new project called Trees for Water. The initiative is being led by Somerset environmental group Reimagining the Levels, in partnership with Somerset Rivers Authority, the Farming & Wildlife Advisory Group SouthWest and the Woodland Trust.

Read the full story . . .

Sarah Elliott of Ham Village Flood Committee points to a raised earth bund created as a flood defence by the Environment Agency.

Video: How two Somerset flood groups have helped their villages

3rd November 2020
News, Videos

Volunteers in Ham and Martock have helped to reduce flood risks in and around their villages. For the benefit of people living elsewhere in Somerset, six key figures share lessons they have learned. They point out some of the equipment that can now be used and some of the drainage, flood defence and natural flood management works that have been carried out locally.

Read the full story . . .

SRA helps flood wardens Slow the Flow

17th November 2017
News

Major natural flood management works near Yeovil, funded by Somerset Rivers Authority, help to protect villages, hamlets and roads.

Read the full story . . .