The latest news and blogs from the world of Slow The Flow, this page is updated regularly with a range of topical articles.
Opportunity Paintings by Anne Fox
A new body of work, responding to Slow the Flow’s SuDS & NFM Opportunities Mapping Report which identifies realistic locations where residents, businesses and organisations can contribute to flood alleviation.The land that
Slow The Flow receives The Queens Award for Voluntary Service
Slow The Flow has been honoured with The Queens Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK (“the MBE for volunteer groups”). Slow
A Career in Natural Flood Management
As we come to terms with how the environment is changing because of climate change, jobs, and careers in Natural Flood Management (NFM) will become more abundant and ever so
Slow The Flow releases new report on flood alleviation benefits of Opportunity Mapping for NFM and SuDS in Calderdale
Slow The Flow is a charity, working in the Calder Valley since 2016 to encourage and empower the community and organisations to take action on their own property and land
Calderdale-based PHD research proves downstream SuDS benefit of NFM
A special guest blog post on PHD research, which was partly based in the Upper Calder Valley. NFM is oft-under-proven, and suffers from a lack of funding as a result.
Could beavers be introduced into the Calder Valley to reduce flood risk?
This is one of the first questions Slow The Flow is asked when we talk about Natural Flood Management (NFM). For sure, Beavers are natural engineers and like to create
New bursary announced to help students researching natural flood management
A new annual bursary has been set up to support Master’s students investigating natural flood management. The bursary is named in recognition of the work of our friend and the
The Penny Eastwood Bursary – Sophie’s Blog
A new annual bursary has been set up to support a Masters student investigating natural floodmanagement. The Bursary is named in recognition of the work of the founder of Treesponsibility
Response to Storm Christoph – Slow The Flow
As Storm Christoph moves away from the UK and into Northern Europe, parts of the North West of England and North Wales are feeling the effects of yet another major