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

Remembering Our Friend Dongria Kondh
Our friend, campaigner and environmental pioneer Dongria Kondh died in June and we wanted to mark her passing by sharing her beautiful obituary which has been recently published. Dongria has

Invasive Species and Flooding
Guest blog by Rosie Holdsworth at National Trust Flooding might not necessarily be the first thing that springs to mind when we think about Invasive Non Native Species (INNS). The

Anne Fox & Slow The Flow presents ‘The Flow Project’ at Hebden Bridge Town Hall 13 July – 25 August 2021
An exhibition celebrating 18 months of collaboration between Calderdale artist Anne Fox and Slow the Flow is taking place at Hebden Bridge Town Hall for 6 weeks from 13th July.

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