River Frome flood risks - exhibition 1st March

The Environment Agency is looking into the risk of river flooding in Yate and Chipping Sodbury and what options there might be to reduce this. Their study is at a very early stage.

They are holding a public exhibition in the Charter Suite at Chipping Sodbury Town Hall on Wednesday 1st March from 2.30 to 7.30 pm.

The area involved runs from St Johns Way through the centre of Sodbury, The Elms, The Ridge, then right past the Riverside complex, and out along Greenways Road and Cranleigh Court through to Stover Road. So anyone living in those areas might want to come along - if you're not at risk of flooding yourself, you might still be interested or concerned about potential flood works along the river.

Come along to their public exhibition to find out more about your current flood risk and what might be possible as part of a future flood alleviation scheme.

Your views and your local knowledge really matter! At the exhibition they would like to hear your views on:

• any flooding problems in the past
• their initial plans and options

You can call in at any time during the exhibition. They will be on hand to answer your questions, hear your views and to give you more information about flood protection, flood warnings and community flood plans.

First World War exhibition launched

Last Wednesday, South Glos Council Chair Howard Gawler launched the ‘South Gloucestershire and the First World War’ project at Tesco in Yate.

Thanks to a grant of £60,000 under the Heritage Lottery Fund’s (HLF) First World War: then and now programme, the First World War Centenary project will see the council working with local community heritage organisations on a range of activities. These include a travelling exhibition that shows the impact of the war in this area and how it changed communities abroad that are now twinned with ones in South Gloucestershire.

After Yate, the exhibition will move to the Tesco store in Bradley Stoke and will then be available for other local venues. For more information visit www.southglos.gov.uk/ww1