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The Building Resilience in Communities (BRIC) project is an exciting opportunity to develop support for people and communities in Weymouth likely to be affected by flooding, particularly vulnerable groups.
The BRIC Weymouth project will run until March 2023 and its aims are to:
Engage communities in Flood Risk Management and increase flooding resilience
Develop a joint approach, linking local communities, expertise and policy makers
Raise awareness by working with community networks to develop Flood Wardens trained in safety measures and incident reporting
Employ novel approaches, such as a public information screen designed by one of the programme’s partners OgoXe, providing up to date community information on flooding and coastal erosion
Work with partners to develop an interactive web platform to provide local data and information alongside guidance, good practice and education materials to support town-wide flood risk management
Weymouth has a long history of flooding and experienced some of the worst flooding events in the 1950s and 1960s, when large quantities of water inundated areas including roads and buildings. The most recent flooding was in 2014 during repeated coastal storms.
In Weymouth there are four main areas of flooding risk:
Tidal flooding via Weymouth Harbour
Fluvial flooding via the River Wey
Surface water flooding due to rainfall (exacerbated by tide-locking)
Wave overtopping of the seafront
With the impact of climate change leading to rising sea levels and an increase in the number of and intensity of storms, the risk of flooding in Weymouth will greatly increase. The existing harbour walls are already too low to protect Weymouth from major flood events and the sea level in Weymouth is expected to rise a further 1.3m over the next 100 years. For example, it has been estimated that by 2115, 1,600 properties will be at risk of tidal flooding around the harbour alone.
However, Weymouth has many existing and long established support networks as well as a strong sense of community. The aim is therefore to work alongside what is already in place and to respond to what the community wants and needs, through engagement, creating awareness, training and providing educational and informative tools and guidance.
If you would like to be involved in the Weymouth BRIC project, please contact:
The Building Resilience in Communities (BRIC) project is an exciting opportunity to develop support for people and communities in Weymouth likely to be affected by flooding, particularly vulnerable groups.
The BRIC Weymouth project will run until March 2023 and its aims are to:
Engage communities in Flood Risk Management and increase flooding resilience
Develop a joint approach, linking local communities, expertise and policy makers
Raise awareness by working with community networks to develop Flood Wardens trained in safety measures and incident reporting
Employ novel approaches, such as a public information screen designed by one of the programme’s partners OgoXe, providing up to date community information on flooding and coastal erosion
Work with partners to develop an interactive web platform to provide local data and information alongside guidance, good practice and education materials to support town-wide flood risk management
Weymouth has a long history of flooding and experienced some of the worst flooding events in the 1950s and 1960s, when large quantities of water inundated areas including roads and buildings. The most recent flooding was in 2014 during repeated coastal storms.
In Weymouth there are four main areas of flooding risk:
Tidal flooding via Weymouth Harbour
Fluvial flooding via the River Wey
Surface water flooding due to rainfall (exacerbated by tide-locking)
Wave overtopping of the seafront
With the impact of climate change leading to rising sea levels and an increase in the number of and intensity of storms, the risk of flooding in Weymouth will greatly increase. The existing harbour walls are already too low to protect Weymouth from major flood events and the sea level in Weymouth is expected to rise a further 1.3m over the next 100 years. For example, it has been estimated that by 2115, 1,600 properties will be at risk of tidal flooding around the harbour alone.
However, Weymouth has many existing and long established support networks as well as a strong sense of community. The aim is therefore to work alongside what is already in place and to respond to what the community wants and needs, through engagement, creating awareness, training and providing educational and informative tools and guidance.
If you would like to be involved in the Weymouth BRIC project, please contact:
The ‘Building Resilience in Communities’ (BRIC) project looks at how we can help residents and businesses can become more prepared for flooding. As a part of this project, we are creating a ‘household guide’ to flooding for the Melcombe Regis area which will give you key information such as the cause of flooding, important contacts, and where to find resources.
The purpose of this survey is to get your feedback on what type of content you would like to see in the guide. Some examples would be:
A household flood plan (enclosed)
Emergency contacts list
Local flooding information
Online resource list
We would appreciate it if you could fill in our short questionnaire which will allow us to best design the guide to your needs.
