Most of you are aware of the serious flooding in Kirk Ella during 2009 and for which Cllr.Elizabeth Robinson has been extensively involved along with members of the Flood Working Group. An Emergency Planning meeting has been arranged for Tuesday 7 April 2010 at 7.30pm at St.Andrew's Memorial Hall, Beverley Road.

The meeting has been organised by David Lewis of Mill Lane N.H.W. with Alan Bravey, Emergency Planning Officer from ERYC, Jon Knight of the E.A. Flood Incident Management Team Leader, Louise Marritt, Humberside Fire & Rescue Service, E.R. Community Protection Unit, and Parish Cllr. Elizabeth Robinson.

Here are details of more recent flooding circulated by Cllr.Robinson:-

Further to recent emails regarding the flooding of the A164 on Friday 26th February 2010, when the Water Storage Lagoon at Albion Mills was FULL, please can you ask your officers to report any further incidents.

On Friday 26th February the lagoon at The Grove/Swanland was also close to capacity. If anyone notices standing water on the carriageway in this vicinity will you please report it.

I had a site visit with Martin Clarke, Land Drainage Enforcement Engineer, ERYC, on the 9th March 2010, at Great Gutter Lane West and the Lagoon. I requested that any telemetry should be sited at the lagoons.

When there is heavy rain during daylight hours the Flood Working Group members try to check the lagoons and watercourses, and the residents are able to warn us when the open drains have a substantial flow. However when it is dark we can only hope that the lagoons do not fill to capacity and that the watercourses do not overflow.

I understand that ERYC are looking at these problems, but until further capacity is built, I request that any incidents are reported, and that the Humberside Fire & Rescue can be called upon if necessary. The Humberside Fire & Rescue Assessment Officers have been very helpful.