Freuchie Flood Action Group

The Times carried an interesting story on Saturday where it was reported that a civil engineer from Sheffield University argued for roads to be adapted to serve as stand-by rivers during flash floods. This is certainly an appropriate solution that could be used as one part of the flood prevention and protection work at Freuchie Mill.

Members of FFAG has been voicing this as a favoured and very plausible solution for some time now, so we’re gratified to learn we are in esteemed company with our thoughts. This solution doesn’t have the same flood water capacity handling issues as many of the other civil engineering designs put forward so far.

Thanks go to Terri of Freuchie Community Council for spotting this article and passing it along to us.

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60mm of rainfall overnight has seen areas of England and Wales affected by flooding. Our hearts goes out to the communities affected by this latest tragedy. We hope a minimal amount of business and homes are wrecked by the flood waters. More information can be found at this BBC news article.

This should be a timely reminder that rainfall events such as we saw last summer in Freuchie are now part of the norm. Let us all redouble of efforts in the campaign to improve flood prevention and protection for Freuchie.

As a starting point, you may like to come along to the public consultation meeting next week, which has been organised by FFAG and Freuchie Community Council. We’ve added another speaker to the evening!

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