Last Chance to Have Your Say on Flood Sirens

People living in flood risk areas in North Norfolk's coastal communities have until Monday, 11 February to send back the questionnaires that have been circulated about the use and future of flood sirens.

People along the North Norfolk coast have been filling in the questionnaires, distributed via their parish councils before Christmas. Meetings with parish representatives and flood wardens on the coast from West Norfolk to Great Yarmouth have taken place with alongside this consultation.

The consultation forms part of a review of the sirens, aiming to find out the current level of understanding in communities about what the sirens are for (they are currently used to evacuate villages if flooding occurs), whether they are felt to be useful, and what they can do in the future.

Some 300 questionnaires have been returned so far, giving the district, borough and county councils a wealth of useful information and comments to include in the review.

Ace Dann, Civil Contingencies Manager for North Norfolk District Council, said: "We have had a very good response and some extremely useful comments. We would like as many people as possible to respond to ensure the consultation is as wide as possible."

The findings of the review will be reported to Norfolk County Council's Fire and Community Protection Panel in March, so councillors can make a decision about the future of the sirens alongside other warning systems currently in use.

Anyone who has received a questionnaire is asked to complete it and return it to their parish council clerk or by FREEPOST to North Norfolk District Council, Freepost NC22398, PO Box 2, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9BR.

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