Freuchie Flood Action Group

Photos: Falkland flood event on the  21st July 2010

Freuchie may have escaped being flooded this week but our neighbours over in Falkland were once again at serious danger of property damage. It was only through the installation of effective flood protection products that a number of Falkland homes escaped destruction once again.

Water courses appear to be at full capacity, spilling over their banks and the bridge arches of bridges seem to be causing water to back up. The photos suggest slowing down the flow, holding more water upstream and storing water before it enters Falkland, either natural or in ponds, would be part of a longer term solution for Falkland. Doesn’t look like there will be a simple fix, but it may well be a good candidate for Natural Flood Management (NFM) techniques.

FFAG is attempting to find out more about the Falkland flood to understand if there are some common elements that both communities can come together to address.

The need for a Falkland and Freuchie flood study grows stronger with every passing flood event.

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The Scottish Flood Forum is aware there is a good deal of concern regarding protecting properties from flooding.

Paul Hendy of SFF commented,

My continued stance is each home owner has responsibility to protect their property and this is not necessarily the responsibility of the respective Council. In order to promote flood protection products and to let residents see them for themselves I have arranged a number of Flood Barrier Awareness Days to be held in various communities across Scotland.

Details of the Cupar event organised by Paul are below. The Scottish Flood Forum website also has details of other dates in Broxburn and Milnathort if you find you cannot make this one.

Date
Wed 30th Sept 2009

Time
3 – 7pm

Venue
The Cafe – County Buildings, St Catherine Street, Cupar, KY15 4TB

Event Description
The display and demonstration will be done by Rob Turner – who is an independent specialist in flood products. He does not work for any FD company but offers independent impartial advice on what is most suitable and affordable in respective properties.

Following the demonstration he will then arrange a no obligation and free of charge site survey / visit to any one who would like him to look at their properties.

The estimate will then be sent, but no follow up calls, or visits will be done. – Rob has many years in the building trade, and has extensive knowledge and understanding of the problems associated with protecting property.

It is anticipated once we know how many products are required the keenest prices will be negotiated to ensure that savings will be passed on to clients.

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Freuchie Flood Action Group has organised a short presentation and demonstration from UK Flood Barriers of their flood prevention and protection product offering. This will take place at 2pm on Sunday 29th March 2009 at Freuchie Cricket Club.

Anyone affected or at risk from flooding is welcome to attend, whether they be from Freuchie or other affected communities in Fife and beyond. Please just let us know you’re coming using our online Contact Us form.

Alan Ure of UK Flood Barriers will also be available to perform a free home survey to anyone that is interested. Again, Contact Us to arrange a suitable time for a survey.

In our opinion their airbrick protection product is the industry leader, as it is fully automatic, and the “Floodshield” barrier door is very simple to use. There are massive price reductions coming down the pipeline in a few weeks, compared with those indicated on the website at the moment, thereby making the products substantially cheaper than any of the competition. Fully protecting your home is now going to be very affordable at a price that won’t empty the wallet. 

Some additional information from UK Flood Barriers:

“Flood Prevention & Protection”

UK Flood Barriers Ltd have had a very busy summer due in no small part to recent appalling weather.   We work together with construction companies and housing associations, as well as assisting locally formed flood groups in villages throughout the country to decide on the most appropriate measures they can take to protect their homes and businesses. 

UK Flood Barriers specialise in offering solutions to the ever-increasing problem of water ingress into homes and businesses.  Climate change is here to stay and the signs are not looking favourable; the UK has suffered two of the wettest summers in a row, and flash flooding is sadly a common occurrence. 

UK Flood Barriers has a range of innovative “fit and forget” flood defence products, which, used in conjunction can prevent homes and businesses from flooding.  The benefit of our “fit & forget” range enables householders and businesses to be prepared well in advance of flood warnings, without having to panic-fit airbrick covers or experience the misery of sewage backflow.  Our door barriers complement the range and can be fitted in just two minutes.  They are strong and lightweight (weighing between 4.8 and 5.8kg each) and come ready to use, with no permanent fixtures or fittings required to the property.

UK Flood Barriers are constantly striving for improvements in innovation. We pride ourselves on providing user-friendly and cost effective solutions for our customers, to give them peace of mind that whichever flood solution they have chosen they will be covered in the event of future flooding.

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