National Flood Forum webinars

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National Flood Forum has been arranging a series of zoom meetings during lockdown with a series of expert speakers.

Topics covered a range of relevant topics including ‘Working with local Councils’, ‘Weather forecasting’, ‘Digital maps’, ‘Riparian owners and management’, ‘Natural Flood Management’, ‘Working with water companies’, ‘Planning framework’, ‘SUDS and adoption’.

These have been immensely useful and have involved flood groups throughout the country. Most zoom meetings have been attended by 25-30 groups.

This has been invaluable – usually we only meet other flood action groups and expert speakers at the NFF Annual conference – the last one was in March 2020 just days before lockdown!

It’s very empowering to hear about other groups’ activities and get ideas on how they cope in their community, work with authorities etc.

Some of the meetings are now on the NFF Youtube channel.

Sainsburys Consultation July 2021

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Here’s a link to the newsletter about the Sainsbury’s consultation This can be printed off for people who don’t have access to the internet.   Here’s the online ‘public exhibition’ consultation Here’s the link for the feedback form   You can contact Sainsbury’s Community Representatives Phone: 0800 080 3262 Email: sainsburys-southwell@devcomms.co.uk

Flood and coastal risk management strategy 2020

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Here is the Environment Agency FCERM strategy which was launched in September 2020 and on which the webinar at the Flood and Coast conference ‘Creating Climate Resilient Places’ was based. Community resilience and involvement in decisions about their environment is a key feature in the strategy for example (edited extracts) Local people and local partners… Read more »

Planning for the future – consultation response to Part 1.

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National Flood Forum collated responses from local flood action groups, including Southwell Flood Forum and sent this letter (download) to the Minister for Housing, Communities and Local Government – our MP Rt Hon Robert Jenrick is Secretary of State for this department. A major planning overhaul in England will allow ‘automatic’ planning permission for new… Read more »