More than £770,000 committed for future dredging on Somerset Levels More than £770,000 will be spent over the next 12 months on dredging to protect Somerset homes, businesses and key transport links from flooding

The #Somerset Rivers Authority has committed £775,000 within its annual budget towards further dredging on the River Parrett downstream of the #A361 in #Burrowbridge: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2596217... #LDReporter #flooding

Work begins on new dredging programme on the Somerset Levels A lengthy section of the River Parrett will be dredged as part of a wider maintenance programme funded by the Somerset Rivers Authority

Weeks of @sranews.bsky.social-funded dredging work has begun on the #Somerset Levels downstream of #Burrowbridge: www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2574639... #LDReporter #flooding #A361

Thousands of Somerset homes protected from flooding as reservoirs upgraded The Environment Agency has substantially completed improvements to three key reservoirs which hold back floodwater on the Somerset Levels and Moors

Thousands of #Somerset homes will enjoy better protection from #flooding thanks to these three reservoirs being improved by the Environment Agency: www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2565839... #LDReporter #Langport #Burrowbridge #StokeStGregory #A361

Gentle walk from #Athelney Farm, with a permissive path up to Alfred’s abbey (879AD), following the East Deane Way along the River Tone until it meets the River Parrott at #Burrowbridge and the King Alfred pub, with a nice return route through the village

For a few months in 878AD, this is what remained of Saxon England #Athelney #Burrowbridge #Aller