With many communities having experienced flooding across Wessex since Storm Chandra, we were pleased to have leading expert, Flood Mary, Mary Dhonau, at last month’s Lunch and Learn session where she shared her extensive first-hand experience of having a home flood, together with the first steps of recovery and looking at flood resilience measures for your home or business.
This session was recorded and can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/J6TjOIPHk1I
Flood Mary has some great guides and useful information, including:
- The Flood Recovery Guide – https://floodmary.com/help-and-resources/after-a-flood/
Advice and guidance to help those who have flooded with the initial stages of recovery. - New Property Flood Resilience (PFR) Directory – https://floodmary.com/attention-introducing-the-new-property-flood-resilience-pfr-directory/
A directory packed with clear, trusted information about practical Property Flood Resilience (PFR) measures, from keeping water out to helping your home recover more quickly.
We have also attached a simple Recovering from Flooding leaflet with links and guidance to help those affected by recent flooding, including:
- Property Flood Resilience (PFR) measures
- Flood Re and Build Back Better – flood insurance and the additional £10k you could be entitled to, when making a claim, for property flood resilience measures
- Sign up to receive flood warnings and MetOffice weather warnings
- Why and where to report flooding
- Useful Contacts of flood risk management agencies and other agencies
- Flood_Recovery_Guide_ Somerset _ Updated February 2026
You can continue to stay up to date on the latest recovery information on our Somerset Flooding 2026 website.
Upcoming Lunch & Learn:
- FloodRe – Thursday 19 March 12:30pm with Emma Holroyde from Flood Re
Learn how this reinsurance scheme works to help householders at risk of flooding and Build Back Better scheme to supporting property flood resilience in the event of a claim
We have a new link (below) to join all the online sessions. You can join us by clicking the MS teams link below at 12:30pm on the day:
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/33637107959074?p=vGDXnol7urFNsnoRNm
Meeting ID: 336 371 079 590 74
Passcode: RE9s3Ws9
Dial in by phone
+44 20 3321 5273,,773832712# United Kingdom, City of London
Phone conference ID: 773 832 712#
Below you can find the links to recordings of previous lunch & learn sessions:
- Natural Flood Management – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pAXjjh56oY
- Flash Flooding – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcK2ufdPTwg
- Property Flood Resilience (PFR) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KDAaupa4h0
- Introduction to the Flood Warden Role – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_niBfDjQQU
- Flood Risk Management – https://youtu.be/h2IqZyAVuZI
- New Warning Service – https://youtu.be/bhRDiixZQDk
- Groundwater – https://youtu.be/CR6xkrHFa0U
Many thanks,
Flood Resilience Engagement Team
Wessex Area