Contents tagged with flood resilience
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20 Nov2018
Thursday 22 November - Information session about Rossendale View Flood Scheme
An information session will be held this Thursday 22nd November about the Rossendale View/Harvelin Park Flood Risk Reduction Scheme. Residents are invited to drop into the Council Chambers in Todmorden Town Hall any time between 19:30 until 21:30 where members of the project team will be on hand to …
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26 Oct2018
Could you be one of Calderdale’s #FloodHeroes?
Joint press release from Calderdale Council and the Environment Agency
Almost three years since the flooding in Calderdale on Boxing Day 2015, Calderdale Council and its partners are reminding people of the importance of being prepared as well as highlighting the work already done to improve …
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09 Oct2018
Progress with flood protection work
Press release from Calderdale Council
Progress with work to protect local people and businesses from flooding will be discussed by Calderdale Council’s Flooding Scrutiny Panel tomorrow (Wednesday 10 October).
Cllr Geraldine Carter, Chair of the Panel, said:
“Protecting …
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17 Sep2018
Improve local resilience with Community Energy Groups
Invitation from Northern Powergrid
Small scale local energy projects and Community Energy Groups can be a great way to improve resilience in your community by enabling you to generate your own energy when other power sources become unavailable, such as during weather incidents.
If you are …
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08 Aug2018
Plans to improve flood protection for the people of Mytholmroyd by removing timber cabins
Press release from the Environment Agency
Three timber cabins, built overhanging the river, are being demolished so that a flood defence scheme in Mytholmroyd can be built to protect residents and businesses.
The row of empty properties at 18 – 22 New Road need to be removed to make way …
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30 Jul2018
Drop-in to find out about plans to protect a Hebden Bridge neighbourhood from flooding
Press release from the Environment Agency
People living in the Stubbing Holme Road neighbourhood of Hebden Bridge are being urged to drop in to an event to find out more about proposals to protect their properties from flooding.
This is the proposed first phase of work carried out …
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25 Jul2018
Hebden Bridge Town Hall Rain Garden Planter Celebrations – a great party!
Press release from Slow the Flow Calderdale
Slow the Flow Calderdale would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has been involved in designing, building, funding, or coming along to the launch event for the rain garden planters at Hebden Bridge Town Hall. It was a fantastic team effort, …
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19 Jul2018
Partners work cooperatively in flooded convenience store rebuild
Press release from the Co-operative Group
Construction of Mytholmroyd’s new Co-op store is well underway, as part of redevelopment works following the village’s severe flooding in December 2015.
A seven-figure investment is underway at the Burnley Road site, which is set to …
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05 Jul2018
Listen to Q&A on the Mytholmroyd Flood Alleviation Scheme
Tune in again to Mark Tupman, senior flood risk adviser for Calderdale at the Environment Agency and Steven Lee, assistant director of infrastructure for Calderdale Council, if you missed them live on Hebden Radio answering questions from listeners about the Mytholmroyd Flood Alleviation Scheme. …
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21 Jun2018
Mytholmroyd village centre improvements get underway
Press release from Calderdale Council and the Environment Agency
The centre of Mytholmroyd will be rejuvenated as part of a wider scheme of improvement works developed with the community, beginning early next month.
The project was initially inspired by a study published by the Upper …