Wise tips for wet weather Sandbags are one of the most popular devices for keeping floodwater out of homes. If you have not been able to buy sandbags in advance, you can use alternatives like pillow cases or refuse sacks and fill them with garden soil. Sandbags can be collected free of charge from: Shepway District Council Engineers’ Section, Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone 01303 853000 Monday to Friday, 9.00am – 4.00pm Hythe Town Council, Council Offices, Oaklands, Stade Street, Hythe 01303 266152 Monday to Friday, 10.00am – 1.00pm and 2.00pm – 3.30pm Dymchurch Parish Council 13 Orgarswick Avenue, Dymchurch 01303 872708 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 9.30am – 12.30pm St Mary in the Marsh Parish Council, Clerk’s Office Village Hall, Jefferson Lane St Mary’s Bay 01303 874341 Monday to Friday 10.00am – 11.30am New Romney Town Council. Town Hall New Romney 01797 362348 Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9.00am to 11.00am Lydd Town Council Town Clerk’s Office Guild Hall, Lydd 01797 320999 Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 8.45am – 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 4.45pm Neither Shepway Council or town and parish councils are able to deliver the empty bags or supply the sand to fill them. Sandbags can be bought from the following builders’ merchants who can also deliver them for an additional charge. Folkestone Builder Center, Station Road - 01303 278999 Builder Center, Park Farm Road - 01303 258351 Travis Perkins, Salisbury Road, Cheriton - 01303 271122 Hythe Jewsons Ltd, Dymchurch Road – 01303 262116 New Romney Builder Center, Mountfield Road – 01797 366652 Sandbag tips from Floodline • Filling a sandbag is a two-person job: one to hold the bag open and one to fill it • Sand is abrasive – wear gloves • Do not fill sandbags more than half full • Place the half-filled bags lengthways and parallel to the direction of the water flow. Tuck the open end under the filled half of the bag and position it pointing into the water flow • Place the bag in layers. Like a brick wall, make sure that in the next layer, each bag overlaps the one below by half. • Stamp bags firmly into place to eliminate gaps and create a tight seal Useful Information: The Environment Agency You can find out more about your risk of flooding and how you can prepare by contacting the Environment Agency: Call: 08708 506 506 (Monday to Friday 8am – 6pm) Email: [email protected] Visit: environment-agency.gov.uk You can also get more information and advice about preparing for flooding by contacting Floodline on 0845 988 1188.
Posted on: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 09:16:55 +0000
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