Our policy on sandbag use in response to flood warnings is under review.
We:
- Stock them for contractors to respond to flood warnings as quickly as possible.
- Deploy them where we know there is a great risk of roads flooding or properties flooding from roads.
We need access to sandbags to make sure we have a speedy response to "at risk" areas.
Pre-filled hessian sandbags can be bought from most local builders merchants. Note: Sandbags will rot in storage and may become unusable before they are needed.
The advice from the Environment Agency and Defra is to use purpose made flood protection products and not sandbags.
There are suppliers of flood bags that do not use sand, which can be stored for long periods. For details, please visit: The Blue Pages (National Flood Forum).