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New flood wardens are sought to be the eyes and ears of Bloxham and Adderbury<\/p>\n

An appeal has been issued for volunteers in Bloxham and Adderbury to help their communities understand flood risks and responsibilities by becoming flood wardens.<\/p>\n

Oxfordshire County Council has extended its flood warden scheme to cover the whole county following successful pilot projects in Witney, Ascott-under-Wychwood, Abingdon and Sunningwell.<\/p>\n

There is no set number of hours required, and flood wardens can volunteer according to their own schedule.<\/p>\n

Councillor Judy Roberts, Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Place, Environment and Climate Action, said: “Flood wardens are our eyes and ears on the ground and report things liked blocked ditches and drains so that we can resolve these issues before a flood event can occur. As extreme weather becomes a more common occurrence, their role becomes so much more important.<\/p>\n

“We are so grateful to all the county’s volunteers, whose hard work and local knowledge does so much to keep their communities safe. I would like to thank our existing flood wardens for their efforts and invite more people to join them in improving the situation in the places where they live.”<\/p>\n

Flood wardens are members of the local community. They can be individuals, representatives of the parish council or existing community resilience volunteers, highway wardens or police volunteers.<\/p>\n

The council will support flood wardens in their role and provide the necessary training. All flood wardens undergo an informal one-hour call prior to signing the agreement to help them understand the role in more detail.<\/p>\n

Anyone wanting to become a flood warden can read more and sign up online through the Oxfordshire Flood Toolkit here: https:\/\/www.oxfordshirefloodtoolkit.com\/flood-wardens\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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