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Flooding is something everyone has seen or been impacted by at some point in their lives. Flooding is unfortunately not something that is going to go away, but it is something we as community members can learn to plan, prepare and recover from.

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Groundwater Roadshows Autumn 2023

Groundwater Roadshows Autumn 2023

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Do you suffer from Groundwater flooding in your local area - check out the upcoming groundwater roadshow coming to Wiltshire and Swindon this Autumn

Swindon Council teams help residents as Storm Ciarán approaches

Swindon Council teams help residents as Storm Ciarán approaches

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Sandbags have been delivered to households at risk of flooding as Swindon prepares for the latest storm to hit the UK.

Storm advice and information as Storm Ciarán expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain this week (1st November 2023)

Storm advice and information as Storm Ciarán expected to bring strong winds and heavy rain this week (1st November 2023)

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We are advising you to be prepared for high winds, heavy rain and potential flooding as Storm Ciarán approaches the county this week.

Wiltshire and Swindon Prepared Resilience Event

Wiltshire and Swindon Prepared Resilience Event

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Wiltshire and Swindon Prepared First ever Resilience Event - helping to make our communities more prepared

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Exercise Inundation

Exercise Inundation

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Its not too often we take part in big exercises across multiple boundaries, but sometimes a great opportunity presents its-self!

Salisbury Rail Crash

Salisbury Rail Crash

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Some describe it as the Salisbury Rail Crash, some as the Salisbury. Derailment and some as the Salisbury Train Crash. Whatever label one puts on it, officially it was Operation Zambezi.

Operation London Bridge

Operation London Bridge

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Operation Bridges is the collective term for the plans that are put in place for the death of a senior Royal. These are unfortunately something we had been working on for a few years.