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Follow our news from around the local area, from flooding to sewerage overspill and more, keep checking here for all the latest.
Sarah Dyke (MP) Meeting with Mudford
Sarah Dyke met with the flood group recently and engaged with us about the planning development, flooding and Wessex Water.
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Blocked Drains
This is the sad state of most of the drains around our area, forgotten and in a terrible state, who would even know there is even a drain there!
Of course it’s no wonder the water sits around causing flooding when people’s discarded rubbish is just thrown on the road or verges. even a small amount of plastic wrappers or bottles can block the escape of floodwater, please be aware of this when throwing away rubbish, discard in the proper place – it’s for the good of everyone.
This is another reason for the 3vfg creating an ‘Adopt a Drain’ campaign, by just helping keep the drains clear of debris and discarded rubbish can help enormously!
Radio Ninesprings Interview
Radio NineSprings interview including Dawn Woodward & Stephen Bartlett. Talking about the local flooding issues and the effect that the new development in Primrose Lane will bring to us as residents of Mudford and surrounding areas.
3vfg Launch day
Community Meeting to Launch the Three Villages Flood Group
Mudford, Somerset – Residents concerned about worsening flooding in Mudford and the surrounding villages are invited to a community meeting to launch the Three Villages Flood Group (3VFG) on Saturday, April 5th, from 10 am to 2 pm at Mudford Village Hall.
The event will bring together local residents, flood experts, and key agencies to discuss the increasing flood risks and explore solutions for better resilience and preparedness. (more…)
The Heartbreaking Reality of Flooding at Mudford
Human Remains Washed from Their Graves!
Flooding is always distressing, but in Mudford, in Somerset, it has brought a particularly harrowing consequence—human bones, long buried in the churchyard, are being washed out of the ground. The churchyard has been a resting place for the local community for nearly a thousand years, yet now, due to relentless erosion, graves are being disturbed, and remains are emerging from the earth.
For families with loved ones buried there, this is deeply upsetting. The fear that a relative’s remains could be among those displaced is unimaginable. One local resident, after seeing the news coverage, reached out with a heartbreaking question:
“Hi, just seen BBC local news ref flooding down by Mudford Church, my great-grandmother, my grandmother, and my uncle are buried on the corner of the churchyard next to the road. I hope that the bones recently found aren’t theirs?” (more…)
Our Historic Church & War Grave Under Threat
Addressing the Impact of Flooding on St Mary’s Churchyard in Mudford
This week, the Three Villages Flood Group has been actively engaging with both national and regional media outlets concerning a deeply distressing incident in our community. Recent heavy flooding has led to significant erosion in the churchyard of St Mary’s Church in Mudford, resulting in the exposure of human remains. Bones have been discovered on the roadside adjacent to the church, a situation that is profoundly upsetting for all involved.
These remains belong to individuals who were laid to rest, and their disturbance is a stark reminder of the escalating severity of flooding in our area. Families are upset and concerned, for those who have relatives buried at St. Mary’s.Church, this even more distressing. The combination of increased rainfall and inadequate drainage has exacerbated soil erosion, leading to such unfortunate events. (more…)
Ben McGrail ITV News
Ben McGrail from ITV News interviewing Dawn Woodward (3vfg Media co-ordinator) about the flooding in Mudford over last weekend 26th Jan 2025. This report was put out on ITV on the evening of 26th Jan 2025. The report also showed other areas affected by the flooding.
Aerial View of Floods
Aerial View of Floods from 27th Jan ’25.
This view has been handed to us from a friend of the flood group, and shows the extent of the flooding that happened during this weather event of 24th – 27th Jan. The effect of the river Yeo overflowing has caused extensive damage to land, river and homes. Mudford was indeed high at over the 6′ markers in West Mudford Road also affecting all surrounding villages downstream. More pictures of the floods here. or follow us on facebook for the latest information.
More photos
After the last few days of heavy rain, and yet another windy storm of which I can’t remember the name of as there has been so many now. Here in the Three Villages we have been inundated with floods, all lower lying ground was already saturated before the huge rainfall we have had recently. There were too many pictures and videos taken for us to process them all, however you can view them on the Flood Images page In the next few days.
You can alway keep up-to-date on our facebook page too
Houses Businesses at risk
Houses & Businesses at risk affected by deep dirty water and our lovely 14th Century Church. Primrose lane development will deliver a 1000 houses which will only make this flooding worse in future! Quite how the Council can allow this new development to go ahead knowing how it will affect our Village and historic church is quite unfathomable.
Mudford flooding near houses
This video was taken this morning by one of 3vfg members, it was taken from Mudford Bridge looking towards West Mudford Road. The flooding is now high enough to endanger the houses at the end of West Mudford Road and also our Historic 14th Century Church, all awash with effluent from the Mudford Pumping station!
Primrose Lane when it floods
This is Primrose Lane when it floods, drains blocked so the water flows downhill filling the ditches and water collects at the bottom near Hails Meadow, this eventually ends up in Mudford where it’s mixed with raw sewage with compliments from Wessex Water, end result is a potent cocktail of nasty effluent, running down to West Mudford bridge! And Primrose Lane is due to get 750 houses built on this site, what an earth are they thinking!!
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