EMERGENCY VOLUNTEERS ACTION GROUP
A ROTARY/INNER WHEEL PARTNERSHIP Registered charity no. 1168765
EVAG Report Feb 2026
Emergency Volunteer Action Group is a hybrid organisation of Rotary International and Inner Wheel and other volunteers. We respond to callout by local authorities in Dorset, Somerset, and Wiltshire in the event of civil emergencies. We continue to attend both internal and external training courses to keep up with developments. We had our own store which held flood prevention equipment’s. By the end of 2025, we had closed the central store and moved all equipment’s into 6 satellite with a saving of £1700 per year.
In 2025, there were several storms across Southwest England. Eowyn in January, Floris in August, Amy in October and Claudia in November. While the 2025 Storms were less in number than the record breaking 2024 Storms, the 2025 Individual Storms in SW England were of high impact. The Somerset Levels faced prolonged saturation with pumping operations hampered by high tide levels.
EVAG were placed on standby by the Local Authorities several times. We were called out for Storm Eowyn and manned evacuation centres in Ilminster and Chard. Eowyn was the most significant event of the year. So much flooding. So much destruction. Yeovilton recorded unusually high gusts of 80 MPH.
And we continue to support households vulnerable to flooding. The demand for our services is increasing each year. In 2024, we attended some 50 homes and supplied flood protection equipment’s. In 2025, this had risen to 95 homes in Somerset and 8 homes in Wiltshire. We have entered into an arrangement with Rotary in Bournemouth to provide training and some finance to allow them to buy flood prevention equipment’s to service their own area.
Membership – The work of EVAG is not for everyone. It can be quite demanding. We lost 2 members but gained 2 in the year. We now have 8 Trained leaders to visit properties and assess and supply gear to make them more flood resilient.
Finances The financial summary is shown below.
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| EVAG ACCOUNTS | EVAG ACCOUNTS | EVAG ACCOUNTS | EVAG ACCOUNTS | EVAG ACCOUNTS |
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| DATE TRANSACTION DEBIT CREDIT BALANCE |
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| 16.10.2 0 |
Balance brought forward | 659.36 | ||
| 13.11.2 0 |
rRotary grant for packs etc | 3148.02 | 3807.38 | |
| 18.11.2 0 |
Somerset Prepared Grant | 3148.02 | 6955.40 | |
| 6.1.21 | Paid to SCV for purchases | 6296.04 | 659.36 | |
| 22.7.21 | Catering cost - flm | 35.00 | ||
| 28.7.21 | Banner cost - flm | 70.00 |
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| 2.8.21 | Hall hire - flm | 18.00 | 536.36 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.8.21 | Labels for food packs | 102.00 | 434.36 | |
| 4.10.21 | SSE grant | 987.51 | 1421.87 | |
| 1.11.21 | cheque 100012 | 199.08 | 1222.79 | |
| 14.1.22 | Bank charges | 5.00 | 1217.79 | |
| 5.2.22 | Bank charges | 5.00 | 1212.79 | |
| 8.3.22 | Bank charges | 5.00 | 1207.79 | |
| 5.4.22 | Bank charges | 5.00 | 1202.79 | |
| 4.5.22 | Rita's tabard | 10.00 | 1212.79 | |
| 6.5.22 | Bank charges | 5.00 | 1207.79 | |
| 9.5.22 | SCV FUNDS | 5976.53 | 7184.32 | |
| 5.6.22 | Bank charges | 5.00 | 7179.32 | |
| 14.6.22 | Simeon Kit | 20.00 | 7199.32 | |
| 26.6.22 | Pat's Kit | 20.00 | 7219.32 | |
| 6.7.22 | Bank charges | 5.00 | 7214.32 | |
| 18.7.22 | Carol Kit | 10.00 | 7224.32 |
£987+5976.53= £6963.53, grants received, ring fenced for kit purchases AVAILABLE FUNDS = 260.79 Income in 2021: £987.51 Expenditure in 2021: £6720.12
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