Slow The Flow

As we remember the reason why Slow The Flow exists and the impact of the devastating Boxing Day floods of 2015 and as we head into 2025, our 10th year, our hugely important work to slow the flow continues. Every month, we publish our excellent newsletter which celebrates the work our trustees, volunteers and partners do to educate our communities about flood risk and what we can all do to protect ourselves, our neighbours, friends and families. Please do take 10 minutes on this Boxing Day to see what we do and how you can help……. https://lnkd.in/eMYcBnCU From us all at Slow The Flow, have a wonderful New Year! Adrian Horton Chair www.slowtheflow.net

🌳 RURAL BOOST 🌳 The Government has confirmed it has injected more than £343 million into the rural economy over the last week, benefiting more than 31,000 farmers. It also includes new actions to improve flood resilience and species abundance and important funding to secure enhanced environmental benefits and deliver for nature recovery, including sensitive areas such as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). https://lnkd.in/eAhj8Rwn #slowtheflow #farmers #landpreservation #landmanagement #floodresilience

New thinking at Mansfield District Council 🙌 £76M Mansfield sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) scheme; the UK’s largest SuDS retrofit will bring endless benefits to communities, alleviate the growing risk of flooding, and make Mansfield cleaner and greener. It signals good news for the rest of the country as sustainable drainage system (SuDS) retrofit could be absorbed into similar projects, wouldn't it be great do this here in Calderdale?? Lets make it happen Yorkshire Water https://lnkd.in/epVQWGiH

📢 Calderdale NFM Grant Scheme open for applications – deadline March 24th 2025 📢 🗣 Calling farmers and landowners 🗣 you are invited to apply for funding to implement Natural Flood Management (NFM) measures on their land. The Scheme is managed by Calderdale Council and supported and funded by the Environment Agency . It is unique to Calderdale and was developed with local partners, including Slow The Flow, to help build Calderdale’s resilience to flooding. Get sharing and spread the word! https://lnkd.in/eb3sk2NR

Slow The Flow is glad that money is being spent on reducing combined sewer overflows, but we hope to see at least as much investment forthcoming from Yorkshire Water and Environment Agency in nature-based solutions, which provide additional benefits including flood alleviation, biodiversity, and public amenity, as well as water quality. They can also represent significantly better value in terms of money and carbon costs. https://lnkd.in/eue44yf9

🎄✨ This year, instead of sending Christmas cards, why not spread some festive cheer by donating the money you would have spent? Not only will your generosity support us, but you'll also be making a positive impact on the environment. 💚🌍 Thank you for helping us make a difference this Christmas! 🎁💖 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eYE24wsX

Are you passionate about climate action? Calderdale’s Climate Action Partnership are recruiting for three new representatives from businesses and the voluntary and community sector. If you are keen to drive climate action in Calderdale and want to find out more about how you can get involved, join them on: 📅 Thursday 12th December, 6 – 8pm at Halifax Town Hall.  Contact owen.brear@calderdale.gov.uk for more information and to sign up.  They are particularly interested in hearing from people with transport, education, trade unions or farming expertise as these sectors are not currently represented, but all are welcome. What does being part of the Climate Action Partnership involve? 👉Working collaboratively – shaping the Partnership’s delivery plans, goals and approaches to ensure these have impact 👉Learning from our community and sharing your own expertise to ensure best practice ideas and approaches are being used in Calderdale. 👉Provide visible leadership and influence positive change within your own networks and via the Partnership on a broader scale 👉Helping Calderdale to achieve the goal of being net zero by 2038 with significant progress by 2030 They have a commitment to equalities and stronger towns and this is a central objective of our work. What time would I need to commit? The Partnership meets 6 - 8 times a year. Meetings usually last two hours and take place on a Wednesday evening, in person in Halifax. Are there other ways to get involved? The Partnership has five thematic working groups which are open to new members: 🟢Warm and Resilient Buildings 🟢 Transport and Getting Around 🟢 Community Climate Action  🟢 Green Economy 🟢 Land and Nature / Wilder Calderdale. Each of these groups meets every 4 - 6 weeks and looks at the detail of work within each theme to help progress climate action. These meetings take place on weekdays between 9am – 5pm. Contact owen.brear@calderdale.gov.uk for more information. #climateaction #calderdale #zercarboncalderdale Calderdale Council

Find all the fantastic #NFMGuide content in a mobile-friendly format on our website! https://lnkd.in/ecx5FywP #NFM #NaturalFloodManagment #NFMeducation #2Bis25

Why peat is important for slowing water? In our latest blog Slow The Flow’s Patron, Jack Wallington, writes about the importance of peat for battling both causes and effects of climate change. Peat has become a hot topic around the world because peatlands are rare and important habitats that support unique wildlife while the peat itself absorbs huge quantities of atmospheric carbon. But peatlands are at risk due to human activity. So, what exactly is peat and how does it work? And why is it important for slowing the flow of water? 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eNnSUMUG #slowtheflow #peat #naturalfloodmanagement #calderdale  Amanda McDermott Adrian Horton Ben Fenton 2B Landscape Consultancy Ltd Yorkshire Water Flood Innovation Centre

WOW 😮 we were pleased as punch to win the ‘Great and Green‘ award at Community Foundation for Calderdale Community Spirit Awards last night ⭐️ Our Key Stage 2 education outreach work has been immensely successful and welcomed in many schools across Calderdale and our Key Stage 3 resources have been downloaded all over the world 🌍 to say we are pleased is an understatement. What a fabulous heartwarming evening where amazing people and organisations across Calderdale are recognised for their work in the community. Well done to everyone, we are all winners 💃🕺🏻 P.S if you want to check out our work, head to our website site 🔗 slowtheflow.net