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Calor Hampshire Village of the Year 2004Sherfield-on-Loddon was named
Calor Hampshire Village of the Year 2004
Calor Village of the Year Website
... the village was also competition runner-up, Information Technology Category
See the press article, reproduced with kind permission from the Basingstoke Gazette (please note this may take 2-3 minutes using a 56k modem
... and went on to become
Regional Winner, Southern and South East England
See the press release
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Glass RecyclingTo recycle bottles, please note that the nearest bottle banks are now located at Wyevale Garden Centre
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Borough GrantsBOROUGH COUNCIL GRANTS
Readers may be interested to see the current list of Borough Grants, available both to organisations and individuals. More information at the BDBC website, www.basingstoke.gov.uk or tel. 01256 844844:
- Borough Amenities Grant Scheme - Claire Wilkinson
- Community Centre And Village Hall Grants - June Balcombe/Sandy Pearcey
- Historic Building Grants - Marion Brinton
- Disabled Facilities Grants - Chris Stagg
- Home Repair Assistance - Chris Stagg
- Community Safety Grant Scheme (Capital & Revenue) - Zoryna O'Donnell/Paul Green
- Coaching Bursary Award - Steve Welsh
- New Initiatives For The Arts - Lee Price
- New Initiatives For Sport Grant Scheme - Steve Welch
- Tall Ship Experience - Mike Nicholls
- Environmental and Regeneration Grants – Paul Johnston
- Landlords Grants - Chris Stagg
- Grants Linked To Service Agreements - Helen Overton/Lesley Murphy/Mark Thorpe
- Renovation Grants - Chris Stagg
- New Initiatives For Young People - Mike Nichols
- Community Enhancement Grant Scheme - Mark Thorpe
- Locally Managed Play Scheme Grant Fund - Marion Short.
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Flood Plan for Sherfield-on-Loddon1.0 TYPES OF FLOOD THAT COULD AFFECT SHERFIELD
1.1 Flash. Due to overloading of ditches, culverts, etc.
1.2 Fluvial. Due to the River Loddon and Bow Brook bursting their banks.
1.3 Water run-off due to poor drainage.
2.0 LEVEL OF RESPONSE
2.1 The level of response from authorities will depend on what is flooded or what is at risk of being flooded. There are five priority categories:
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PRIORITY
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AFFECTED BY FLOODING
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RESPONSE
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1
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People
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Action to protect life
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2
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Houses
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Action to protect life and property
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Roads
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Action to protect life and property
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4
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Commercial Property
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Possible action to protect property
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5
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Gardens/Agricultural Land
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No action
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2.2 So far no lives have been put at risk through flooding. However, some houses and the White Hart Public House have been affected.
2.3 It should be noted that any properties, etc., that continually flood will not receive any assistance from local authorities. Occupiers must make arrangements to protect their properties.
3.0 AUTHORITIES INVOLVED
3.1 The following organisations may be involved in direct action during a flood. Property owners are listed as it is their responsibility to protect their own property from flooding.
(1) Environment Agency
(2) County Council
(3) Unitary Authority
(4) District Council
(5) Parish Council
(6) Fire Service
(7) Water Company
(8) Electricity, Gas and Telecommunications Companies
(9) Property Owners
4.0 ACTION LISTS
4.1 ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/)
The principal actions of the EA are:
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Issue flood warnings;
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Receive and record details of all flooding incidents;
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Monitor the situation and advise other organizations;
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Deal with emergency repairs and blockages on main rivers and own structures;
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Respond to pollution incidents;
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Advise on waste disposal issues.
4.2 COUNTY COUNCIL
The principal actions of the County Council are:
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Co-ordinate emergency arrangements;
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Maintain safe conditions on the roads;
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Put flood warning signs on the highway;
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Organise road closures and traffic diversions;
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Clear blockages on highway drainage systems;
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May take action to protect property from flooding by water from the highway where there is a failure of the highway drainage system.
4.3 DISTRICT COUNCIL
The principal actions of District Councils are:
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Co-ordinating role for own area;
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Floor warning dissemination (by local agreement with EA);
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Emergency assistance (S138 LGA 1972) - provide sandbags;
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Clear blocked watercourses, etc (Land Drainage Act powers);
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As County Council for highways (Highways Agency areas only);
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Environmental health issues – pollution;
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Block road channels and gully gratings - street cleaning;
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Emergency planning support groups.
4.4 TOWN AND PARISH COUNCILS
The principal actions of Town and Parish Councils are:
4.5 FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE
The principal actions of the Fire and Rescue Service are:
4.6 WATER COMPANY
The principal actions of Water Companies are:
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Emergency overpumping or tankering at pumping stations;
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Clearing blockages in public sewers and outfall grills;
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Repairing burst sewage and water pumping mains;
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May take action to protect property from flooding by water from the public water mains or discharges from the public sewerage systems;
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Provision of portable toilets in some cases.
4.7 ELECTRICITY, GAS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES
The principal actions of the electricity and gas companies are:
4.8 LARGE INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES
The principal actions of large industrial companies are:
4.9 PROPERTY OWNERS
The principal actions of owners of property at risk of flooding or which is flooded are:
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Move to a safe area if life is at risk;
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Prevent water from entering property if possible;
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Switch off electricity and gas supplies at mains;
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Move valuable possessions above floor areas liable to be flooded.
5.0 CONTACTS AND COMMUNICATION LINKS
5.1 CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
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ORGANISATION
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Tel No (Office hrs)
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Tel No (Out of hrs)
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Fax No
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Mobile No
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Environment Agency
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0800 807060
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0800 807060
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District Council
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01256 844844
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County Council
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01962 841841
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Fire & Rescue Service
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01256 818885
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01256 818885
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Police
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Water Company
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0845 3010845
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0845 6021724
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Electricity Company
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0845 7708090
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British Telecom
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0800 800151
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British Gas
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0800 111999
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| "Flood Management" |
Richard Gaiger (Tel. 01256 882424) |
| "Parish Council Chairman" |
Bruce Batting (Tel. 01256 882605) |
6.0 FLOOD RISK AREAS
PROPERTIES AT RISK IN SHERFIELD-ON-LODDON:
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PROPERTY
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CAUSE OF FLOOD
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White Hart Public House
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Drains not able to cope
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Cheshunt Cottage, Reading Road
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Water run-off/poor drainage
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Top of Goddards Lane
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Poor drainage
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Properties beside Bow Brook
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Flooding of Brook
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(Use the Environment Agency's site to check your postcode)
7.0 SANDBAG PROVISION
Sandbag provisions will be held at Little Bowlings Farm, Goddards Lane, Contact: Richard Gaiger (Tel. 01256 882424) or Kathleen Gaiger (Tel. 01256 882223)
8.0 FOLLOW UP ACTION
The Parish Council will supply the following follow-up action during and after a flooding incident:
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Keep people informed of what is going on and implement media plan when appropriate
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Provide information to local authority emergency planning support groups to enable them to assist and advise affected property owners
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Maintain action and financial records
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Investigate flooding and record information including flood levels
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Supply details of properties flooded, the extent of flooding and flood levels to the environment agency
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Inform piparian owners of remedial measures needed to watercourses
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Identify schemes to alleviate serious flooding of property (if applicable)
9.0 LOCAL CO-ORDINATION DETAILS
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Flood Co-ordination Cell - Village Hall
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Incident reports to: Richard Gaiger, Bruce Batting, Local Authorities
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Flood Risk Areas (see Section 6.0)
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Sandbag Stockpile Location (see Section 7.0)
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Method of passing information:
Richard Gaiger (Tel. 01256 882424/810766)
Bruce Batting (Tel. 01256 882605)
Village Noticeboard
Adopted 10 June 2003
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James Christmas Educational FoundationThis charity was set up by the will of Mr James Christmas in the 18th century, to provide resources for the education of children permanently resident in the Parish of Sherfield-on-Loddon.
In spite of the passing of time and the changing economic situation the foundation still has a small income, which is distributed at the discretion of the Trustees, and any child living in the Parish of Sherfield-on-Loddon, who has a particular educational need, may make application, in writing, for consideration by the Trustees, to the Honorary Treasurer.
Applications will also be considered from any organisation catering for the educational and leisure welfare of village children.
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