The latest news and blogs from the world of Slow The Flow, this page is updated regularly with a range of topical articles.

Basement Project experience of volunteering
Joe from The Basement Project has written a delightful piece about his experience of volunteering to build the rain garden planters at Hebden Bridge Town Hall. We are delighted that

Hardcastle Crags – our most successful Project to date!
Previous Next Hardcastle Crags, our local National Trust site, is the home of Slow The Flow’s most successful project on the ground to date, in excess of 500 woody leaky

Hebden Bridge Town Hall Rain Garden Planter Celebrations – a great party!
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

Urban SuDS Case Study: Hebden Bridge Town Hall – Courtyard Rain Garden Planters
Calder Rivers Trust & Slow The Flow Calderdale Rain Garden Planters Slowing the flow of rainwater into the drainage system, thus reducing the potential for combined sewer flooding The Town

Urban SuDS Case Study: Swale on Tipside by Todmorden Riverside Improvement Group (TRIG)
The Swale in 2018 What? Constructed a small swale to take surplus water away from the path and make a damp area of grass wetter and more biodiverse. Where? Tipside Todmorden. When? December

Urban SuDS Case Study: Domestic Garden, Halifax
Green roof What? Front garden: Hedge and planting. Drive: Shed Green Roof and water butts Where? Family home (1950’s 3 bed semi-detached house), Halifax. When? Early 2018 (Hedge February, Green Roof April)

Species list for Hebden Bridge Town Hall Courtyard Rain Garden
See more information on the Hebden Bridge Town Hall – Courtyard Rain Garden Planters here. Acer palmatum ‘Katsura’ Japanese maple Small tree Ajuga reptens ‘Chocolate Chip’ Carpet bugle Perennial Alchemilla

June 2018 – An update on “Slow the Flow Calderdale” Projects
Most people who live and work in the Calder Valley will now have heard of Slow The Flow Calderdale and the work we are doing to reduce the likelihood of

A short course for young people on local natural flood management – Week commencing 18th June
Volunteering in Hardcastle Cargs 18th May 2018 A SHORT COURSE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ON LOCAL NATURAL FLOOD MANAGEMENT – Week commencing 18th June Slow the Flow Calderdale have been awarded