The National Flood Forum, Shropshire Council, and Shrewsbury BID are asking for businesses in Shrewsbury impacted by flooding, whether directly or indirectly, to get involved in a new Flood Action Group focused on their issues. The work is being funded by the West Mercia Local Resilience Forum and business owners, managers and staff are being […]
The NFF has long called for more to be done to protect and support flooded people. This Public Accounts Committee report highlights some of the concerns we have raised, and we welcome the understanding that a vision for success must be defined, understood and quantified. We have repeatedly raised concerns about rural and smaller communities […]
We have great pleasure in attaching the NFF spring newsletter. This issue includes updates on NFF activity, new projects, flood action groups and the government approach to sustainable drainage systems and a lot more. We also include details of our forthcoming arts exhibition highlighting the experience of flooding and how to enter your work as well […]
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National Flood Forum is extremely concerned about the news that EA flood warning system is set to change. Taking away the human interpretation from the warning system will put people’s lives, health and wellbeing at risk. The flooding incident in January came at a time when some Environment Agency staff were taking part in industrial […]
National Flood Forum hosted the Kent Resilience Network on Thursday to discuss the BRIC Community Mapping pilot and Story map, as well as to share their views and stories about flooding in Kent.
The planning system plays a vital role in cutting carbon and preparing us for the impacts of climate change. The Committee on Climate Change is advocating a strong focus on effective planning to deliver the action we need. But the current English planning system is not delivering on its positive potential to tackle the climate […]
A Flood Risk Communities Charter was launched last night, Tuesday 5th November, in the Houses of Parliament at an event sponsored by Rachael Maskell MP and supported by Flood Re. It sets out the priorities that communities across the country feel need to be addressed as a matter of urgency. Watch Video Here Flooding devastates […]
http://nationalfloodforum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Simple-SuDS-28th-July-2019-V1.pdf Drainage is one of those ‘out of sight and out of mind’ type things. For most of us, the only time we contemplate drainage is when it goes wrong. In fairness, there wasn’t really a lot any of us living in towns and cities could do in terms of maintaining old-fashioned drains other than […]