Freuchie Flood Action Group

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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Today’s flooding at Cupar and surrounding areas has been due to blocked trash screens on water courses and the sheer volume of water falling from the sky overwhelming the urban drainage system.

The BBC website is also reporting parts of Perth and Kinross have also been affected by flooding. The news article is here. Milnathort, which has been badly flooded in the past, has once again suffered as the urban drainage system was completely overwhelmed.

Thankfully we have been spared the extremely heavy rainfall that is causing such devastation elsewhere in Scotland today. The story in Freuchie could have been so different if we had seen the same volumes of rainfall! Praise goes to Fife Council who have been around today to check the culvert at Freuchie Mill was clear of obstructions.

Our thoughts do go out to those less fortunate this time around. 

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