The latest news and blogs from the world of Slow The Flow, this page is updated regularly with a range of topical articles.
Seeds of Hope
By Slow The Flow Trustee, Steve Garrod Water butts sponsored by Slow The Flow at ‘Seeds of Hope’ – a festival in Shibden Park (August 13-16th 2026) celebrating community gardening in Calderdale. Organized by CultureDale in partnership with UNESCO,
The People Behind Natural Flood Management
What Our Community Told Us By Sophie Tankard, Trustee, Slow The Flow I am delighted to share that my research paper, Volunteer-Led Natural Flood Management (NFM) in Calderdale, West Yorkshire: Community
Water Butts
This blog, submitted by one of Slow The Flows Trustees, is an important reminder of the benefits of water butts, especially in times when we have very little rain. What?:
New role at Slow The Flow – Project Manager – deadline now passed.
The deadline for this role has now passed. The interview panel will be in contact with applicants shortly. Project Manager Slow The Flow Salary: £32,000 p/a pro rota including benefits
What can be done about problematic invasive plants?
Slow The Flow’s Patron, Jack Wallington, writes about how controlling invasive plant species, such as the Himalayan Balsam pictured, is important for natural flood management. Invasive non-native species are plants,
Slow The Flow founding trustee Stuart Bradshaw goes to Buckingham Palace
Slow The Flow is delighted to announce our very own Stuart Bradshaw has been to Buckingham Palace to collect his British Empire Medal (BEM) for Services to Flood Risk Reduction
Speaker videos from our 10th Anniversary event
Full-length speaker videos from Slow The Flow’s 10th Anniversary event at Hebden Bridge Town Hall are now available on our YouTube channel! Take a look at the playlist (and then explore some
Natural Flood Management Wood Structures (Leaky Dams!): New evidence on their influence on water quality and particulate organic matter in upland headwaters
Sam updates us on his research findings, which STF is proud to have helped to fund through the Penny Eastwood Bursary programme. If you are involved in academic research, or
Slow The Flow celebrates 10 years
Boxing Day 2015 saw one of the most significant natural disasters in the Calder Valley in hundreds of years: a huge flood event. It stretched from the very start of