31
Oct
A Community Guide to Flood Defence
Download Help for communities who want to take action on managing flood risk http://nationalfloodforum.org.uk/a-community-guide-to-flood-defence/
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18
Sep
Residents in Rochdale and Littleborough invited to find out more about future flood risk management
The first drop in session will take place on Tuesday 18th September at Hare Hill House, Littleborough from 3pm to 7pm. It will provide an overview of work that has been conducted so far and allow the project team to share the latest developments with the local community. There will also be a second event […]
17
May
National Planning Policy Framework Consultation
The National Flood Forum is a national charity dedicated to supporting and representing communities and individuals at risk of flooding. We do this by: 1. Supporting people to prepare for flooding 2. Helping people to recover their lives if they have been flooded 3. Working with government and agencies to ensure that they develop a […]
24
Oct
Recruitment for Regional Flood and Coastal Committee Chair
Recruitment is currently live for the roles of Regional Flood and Coastal Committee Chair for the Severn & Wye, Southern and Anglian Northern Committees. These roles are central to the delivery of Flood and Coastal Risk Management both within the Committees they chair but also nationally. Further information on the roles can be found […]
25
Aug
Major Incidents and Emergency Planning Conference 21st September 2017
Government Knowledge Conference: 8:30-17:40, Amba Hotel Marble Arch, London Heather Shepherd: Community and Recovery Support, The National Flood Forum will be speaking at this Conference. This one-day conference aims to explore the future of major incident response and how we can implement the latest plans for emergency response. After the recent flash floods in Cornwall […]
11
Aug
Community Flood Event in Manchester
The community action event will take place at Manchester Metropolitan University on Saturday, August 19 from 10am to 5pm with everyone welcome. People can register their attendance for the event online at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-the-flood-to-the-future-tickets-34417391344 or for more information they can email Dr Paul O’Hare at [email protected]
04
May
Cumbria’s floods fightback took to the capital
A Cumbrian flood group met with MPs in London to discuss county-specific solutions to tackling future floods…to read this article from the News and Star published on 4th May 2017 please click here.
24
Mar
HAVE YOUR SAY – Warwickshire Flood Summit, 1 April
As many villages in Warwickshire were seriously flooded during 1998 & 2007 and now many have flood action groups, Warwickshire County Council are inviting local people to the Warwickshire Flood Summit, taking place on Saturday 1 April in Stratford-upon-Avon. The event will start at 10am and will finish around 4:30pm. Building on the successes of […]
15
Mar
Rochdale riverside clean-up to reduce flood risk
Volunteers at the Rochdale riverside clean up Rochdale residents joined forces on Saturday 11 March as part of a community action day to clean up the riverside and reduce flood risk. Organised and led by Liz Atherton from Faiths4Change, the team of 22 volunteers filled a truck with the amount of litter they cleared from […]
14
Mar
Endon Flood Action Group team up with partners to tackle flooding
Group is turning the tide on floods: Villagers have teamed up with community leaders in a bid to help prevent their village being flooded. Endon Flood Action Group, Staffordshire County Council and Severn Trent Water are working together to try to solve the flooding problems in the village. Experts have also been brought in to […]