Volunteers clear brook to reduce flood risk
"Well done to everyone who was involved."Hick said Syston residents could also do their bit by cleaning their gullies and drains now and again in autumn when leaves begin to drop and consider flood barriers, sandbags and tarpaulins for their properties.She said: "We need people to not be complacent. Mother Nature won't go away."Have a look what you've got on your doorstep.
- ▪"Well done to everyone who was involved."Hick said Syston residents could also do their bit by cleaning their gullies and drains now and again in autumn when leaves begin to drop and consider flood barriers, sandbags and tarpaulins for thei
- ▪Mother Nature won't go away."Have a look what you've got on your doorstep.
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Volunteers clear brook to reduce flood riskImage source, Syston Community Flood GroupImage caption, Syston Brook has been given a clear-out ahead of the winter monthsByIsaac Ashe, East Midlands and Ady Dayman, BBC Radio LeicesterPublished1 minute agoVolunteers took advantage of low water levels to shovel silt and prepare for the return of rain after previous flooding.Homes and businesses in Syston suffered devastating winter floods in January 2024 and in 2025.So 19 members of Syston Community Flood Group donned their wellies in the middle of summer and took to Syston Brook to clear an estimated "two or three tonnes" of silt.Volunteer Janette Hick told BBC Radio Leicester "Mother Nature won't go away", and urged residents to prepare their properties over these drier summer months.Image…
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