Natural Flood Management: How nature can act as our first line of defence | IN-PERSON

Hosted by Trent Rivers Trust and the CIWEM East Midlands branch

Event description

The CIWEM East Midlands branch is delighted to partner up with the Trent Rivers Trust to host an evening discussing the purpose and challenges around delivering Natural Flood Management, NFM.

This illustrated talk will exam how these schemes reduce the risk to properties from flooding and provide an understanding about the role natural flood management plays to make our communities more resilient to the climate and ecological emergency and flooding incidents.

CIWEM members and non-members are welcome to attend this in-person event.

Part of the CIWEM Nature-based Solutions and Flood Resilience and Adaption series.

Booking and joining information

This event is open to members and non-members of CIWEM.

You can register your place via Eventbrite. Please contact Ruth Needham if you have any difficulties with booking a place or would like to cancel your attendance.

If you have any queries about this talk, please contact Andrew Warren at Andrew.Warren@severntrent.co.uk or Philippa Russell at philippa.russell@btinternet.com.

About the venue and getting there

The event will take place at Breedon Parish Hall, Priory Close, Breedon on the Hill, Derbyshire DE73 8LF. Due to the venue’s rural location, there are limited public transport options.

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There are no specific PPR requirements but suitable footwear is recommended.

Travelling to the venue

As part of CIWEM’s commitment to tackling the climate and ecological emergency we would encourage delegates to use the most environmentally sustainable means of transport possible.

By Bus

The no. 125 Diamond bus runs from Castle Donnington to Leicester. More details about this bus service can be found at https://www.diamondbuses.com/bus-services/em/em-125-leicester/.

By car

If you are coming by car, please consider sharing the journey with others to reduce your environmental footprint. Please note this is a rural location and parking is severely limited at the village hall, so car sharing is recommended where possible. If you would like a lift from Derby or nearby then please let Andrew.Warren@severntrent.co.uk know and he will try and provide lifts..

As this is an in-person event, please remain vigilant to control the spread of COVID-19 and stay safe.

We would request that if you think you might have contracted COVID or have recently had the disease, that you do not attend the event.

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