Wiltshire & Swindon Prepared is the public facing side of Wiltshire & Swindon Local Resilience Forum (LRF), which is a multi-agency partnership established to plan and prepare for emergencies in Wiltshire and Swindon. They have an informative website which contains self-help guides for many types of emergencies including:
- Environment & Health
- Weather
- Flooding
- Fire Safety
- Cyber & Tech
- Terrorism
- Structural
- Utilities
This plan has been approved by the Water Meadows and Flood Defence Committee and Downton Parish Council and is designed to provide a basic framework and guidance in managing and mitigating against a major flood incident which may threaten the safety and welfare of the community (both residential and employed), property and livestock but noting that protection of individual properties is an owner responsibility.
The Plan covers the Parish of Downton and encompasses properties that are at risk from flooding. The Plan will be reviewed biennially, with the Clerk, to arrange review dates and notify Committee members accordingly. It will also be reviewed and updated after any major flood incident to reflect lessons learned.
- Sign up to get flood warnings if your home or business in England is at risk of flooding. The service is free.
- You can get warnings about flooding from rivers, the sea or groundwater, depending on your area.
- You cannot get flood warnings for surface water flooding (sometimes known as ‘flash flooding’).
Wiltshire Council Road Gritting and Snow Clearance
Wiltshire Council as the local highway authority are the lead party in dealing with winter maintenance within the county. This page gives information on the winter service and how Wiltshire Council deliver the service alongside partner agencies.
Clearing snow from a road, path, or cycleway
Advice from central government on clearing snow and ice from pavements.
Downton Parish Council checks and maintains the community’s four defibrillators.
In an emergency call 999 and follow the instructions on how to open the cabinet and use the defib. You could save a life.
Utility Company Information
SSE – SSE emergency information including electricity, gas
Bournemouth Water – Bournemouth Water emergency information including leaks, no water, etc. Report a problem Report a Problem Service updates Water service updates
Wessex Water – Wessex Water emergency information including leaks, pollution, blocked sewers, sewer flooding or Service Announcements
Roadworks Map
The information displayed on this map has been input by Wiltshire Council, Utility Companies, and similar organisations. Downton Parish Council has no further information about the event shown on the map. Emergency works won’t appear immediately due to their very nature.