From Cookham Parish Council
Please find below an update regarding flooding within the borough.
There is a yellow warning for snow over the weekend – particularly affecting the borough on Sunday. We have our gritters ready as we anticipate that we will be treating roads.
Please find the link to the Environment Agency for their updated flood alerts. This link is for Berkshire as a whole but you can see the alerts within the borough -
https://flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/warnings?location=berkshire. River levels are likely to stay high for now. Some of the flood warnings have been removed further up the Thames which is good news.
Officers are on call over the weekend with some working on the ground to monitor the situation. If anything changes we will let you know.
Cookham
The A4094 from Bourne End into Ferry Lane has re-opened but there is still water on the road.
The B4447 The Pound between School Lane and Terry’s Lane remains closed.
The Causeway Plan is ready to be activated if needed and we will continue to monitor the situation as the A4094 Sutton Road into Cookham remains open. We do not anticipate that it will need to be opened this weekend.
A flood warning is still in place so we will remain vigilant to the potential risk to properties but water levels are stabilising.
Crews continue to monitor the situation and will be on standby over the weekend, and we will update you if anything changes.
Old Windsor
We are working with Surrey County Council and they have closed the A308 between the roundabout at A328 to just after the Runnymede Pleasure Ground.
A flood warning is still in place so we will remain vigilant to the potential risk to properties but water levels are stabilising.
Crews continue to monitor the situation and will be on standby over the weekend, and we will update you in anything changes
Datchet
The Environment Agency and the council continue to monitor the situation.
Wraysbury
We continue to monitor flooded roads and gardens in riverside properties.
Horton and Wraysbury
The council is also working with the EA in monitoring levels on Colne Brook.
General overview
Ray Mill Island is currently closed due to flooding and high river levels surrounding the island.
There could be some disruption for recycling and refuse collections over the weekend.
Liaised with flood wardens in each of those areas and they are also supporting their communities.
Many of the tributaries are continuing to reduce in levels.
Jubilee River is operational and all weirs are open down the Thames to allow water to keep moving on and manage the levels within the Thames.
Site visits to the at risk areas have taken place and will continue to take place by VolkerHighways.
RBWM and additional highways crews are on standby to respond and coordinate any response as needed.
The council is also working with other agencies including the Environment Agency, Met Office, Thames Water and the Emergency Services.
RBWM have delivered sandbags to those parish councils that requested them and they will be made available to local residents as necessary.
RBWM will provide sandbags only where vulnerable residents need assistance to protect their homes excluding outhouses, where there is an imminent risk of flooding.
Sandbags will not be provided as a precautionary measure.
Vulnerable residents are regarded as those who as a result of age, disability or illnesses are unable to take protective action to safeguard themselves or their property
If you have a concern about flooding in your community please encourage residents to report it through the website –
https://www.rbwm.gov.uk/home/transport-and-streets/roads-and-pavements/report-flooding-or-drainage-problem Please remember we are still in a national lockdown and we urge people to remain at home, as long as it is safe to do so. We are asking residents to stay away from flooded areas and rivers as they can be highly dangerous. There is also the additional risk of COVID-19 and residents are reminded to keep their distance from other people.
Visit the Met Office website for the latest weather information –
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/forecast/gcpsf5fk7#?date=2021-02-02 There is no predicted heavy rain at this stage.
The comms team will be updating social media to inform residents but please feel free to share the above information with your communities. We will also share messages around staying at home due to the pandemic.
