Grants given by SRA to Somerset communities
Fifteen grants have so far been awarded to places across
Somerset through the Somerset Rivers Authority (SRA) Community Flood Action
Fund (CFAF).
The purpose of these grants is to help people with good
local knowledge of flooding problems take practical actions with obvious
benefits that can be achieved quite quickly. Grants offered are between £3,000
and £20,000.
Successful applicants
The seven successful applicants in 2025’s first
round of bids were:
West Camel Parish Council: river maintenance, £5,000
Long Sutton Parish Council: Knole community flood relief
scheme, £15,466
West Monkton Parish Council: Blundells Lane flood
alleviation project, £7,300
Creech St Michael Parish Council: Mill Lane flood pump,
£19,483
Cotford St Luke Parish Council: flood plan, £15,000
Stoke St Mary Parish Council: Stoke Road (West) / Stoke Lane
to Hayden Lane (Lower), flood control and mitigation, £12,000
West Buckland Parish Council: Asham Lane flood relief in
Ham, £3,100
The five successful applicants in the second round were:
Ruishton and Thornfalcon Parish Council: Lower Henlade ditch
clearance, £3,993
Baltonsborough Parish Council: Coxbridge Brook weed clearing
and flailing, £3,600
Croscombe Parish Council: New manhole in River Sheppey
culvert at Long Street, Croscombe, £19,519
Godney Parish Council: Decoy Rhyne – bank stabilisation and
maintenance, £19.510
Norton Fitzwarren Parish Council: Norton Fitzwarren riparian
maintenance, £14,448
The three successful applicants in the third round were:
Isle
Abbotts parish council: dredging Badbury ditch, £14,040
Carhampton Parish Council: culvert clearance, £12,950
Ruishton and Thornfalcon Parish Council: desilting Gabrieli
pond, £3,593