Flooding help - how to protect your home

It is a homeowner's responsibility to protect their property from a flood risk. If a property owner feels their property is at risk of flooding the council will encourage the resident to consider other ways to protect the property than sandbags.

For example, flood proof doors, flood boards and airbrick covers are more effective and can be stored by the homeowner so that they are much more convenient to use at short notice. This is an independent directory of flood protection products and services forinformation www.bluepages.org.uk

For some properties at risk of flooding obtaining insurance has been difficult to obtain. The Government, in conjunction with the insurance industry have started an initiative to enable you to find affordable insurance: www.floodre.co.uk.

You can collect a maximum of 12 Free Empty Sandbags from the Council Offices at Ebley Mill during normal office hours of 9am to 5pm mon to Thurs and 9am to 4:30pm on Friday.  

Alternatively, you can collect a maximum of 12 empty sandbags from the following builder’s merchants for free (as long as there is council provided stock available) where you can also purchase sand for filling. OPENING TIMES UPDATED (June 2023)

J C Aldridge & Son Ltd
10 Market Place, Berkeley, GL13 9BB
Tel: 01453 810360
Saturday: close 12noon
Sunday: Closed
Charges apply for Sand, please check prices before purchasing.

Chalford Building Supplies, Chalford

Chalford Industrial Estate, Chalford Hill, Chalford, GL6 8NT
Tel: 01453 732600
Saturday: close 12noon
Sunday: Closed

Moreton C. Cullimore (Gravels) Ltd. Whitminster

Fromebridge Lane, Whitminster, GL2 7PD
Tel: 01452 740326

Saturday: close 11:45
Sunday: Closed
Sand and Sandbags available.
Charges apply for Sand, please check prices before purchasing.

Travis Perkins, Wallbridge

Middle Wharf, Wallbridge, Stroud GL5 3JB
Tel: 01453 762194
Saturday: close 12noon
Sunday: Closed
Sand and Sandbags available.
Charges apply for Sand, please check prices before purchasing.

BuildIT

Wisloe Road, Cam, GL2 7AF
Tel: 01453 890 578

Saturday: close 12noon
Sunday: Closed
Sand and Sandbags available.

Charges apply for Sand, please check prices before purchasing.

Allstone, Gloucester

Myers Rd, Gloucester GL1 3QD
Tel 01452 536536
Saturday: close 13:00
Sunday: Closed

Minimum 100 filled at £300.00 out of hours.
Sand and Sandbags available.
Charges apply for Sand, please check prices before purchasing.

If you use sandbags in the event of a flood, consider whether they could be reused and will likely be needed again in the near future. Once they need to be disposed of, spread the sand on your garden and dispose of the bag in your grey refuse bin.