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12/4/2020

Challenges and Choices Consultation

The Environment Agency have brought out a consultation on river catchments, it is open until April 24th 2020. This consultation explains why water is such a vital resource. It describes the challenges that threaten the water environment. It explores how we can work together to manage our waters and looks at who should pay for the actions needed. This consultation covers all the river basin districts (RBDs) that are entirely in England, and the Severn and Northumbria RBDs which lie partly in Wales and Scotland respectively. Further information on RBDs, including the management of significant water management issues across Wales, can be found on the Supporting Information page. https://consult.environment-agency.gov.uk/environment-and-business/challenges-and-choices/

8/2/2020

John Curtin visits Partnership Workshop

Our Chair met John Curtin at Flood and Coast 2019 where Janet invited him to meet some of the dynamic people in our Catchment. The workshop at Lancaster Town Hall was based on Partnership working had a large audience of people from varied backgrounds including those that work on the ground in a crisis, the Lead Local Flood Authorities, Council and community groups. Janet introduced the workshop by outlining some of Lune Valley Flood Forums most successful Partnership working over the last 12 months. Four tables were set up to discuss themes from Education, Resilience, Environment and Community. LVFF now have new and existing partnerships to follow up on over the next few weeks. John spoke on climate and how engineering is not the total solution to flooding and climate issues we can now use a mix of methods. We thank John for attending and hope we can maintain a positive relationship with his office.

7/8/2019

Abbeystead Visit

Lune Valley Flood Forum members recently visited the Duke of Westminster's estate at Abbeystead to learn more about the upland flood mitigation measures currently being implemented on the estate. Members viewed the examples of the way bare peat areas are seeded and run off contained using sheep wool rolls (see picture left) and the gully blocking that aims to create ponds containing rich growth of sphagnum moss. They also looked the effect of sheep grazing at lower levels and the effect of animals on water courses.

30/12/2018

December AGM.

Our December AGM Reports were followed by Speakers Rod Everett who has worked on Natural Flood Management techniques for many years on his farm in Roeburndale. Also Louisa Blundell from Lune Rivers Trust who is working with NFM above Caton Road to try and alleviate some of the surface water flooding issues in that area.

4/12/2018

Lune Valley Flood Forum meet with the Chief Executive of Lancaster City Council.

Our meeting with Susan Parsonage Chief Executive of Lancaster City Council was exceptionally positive. It was agreed that a presence from the planning department should be at LVFF meetings where possible. Additionally it was discussed that LVFF was to be put forward as a possible member of the Cabinet Liaison Committee. Susan was keen to support LVFF where she could in the future.

29/11/2018

Working together to create a better Flood Risk Strategy.

Our chair Janet Taylor took part in a series of working groups for the Environment Agency Strategy. It looked at where we want to be by 2050 in Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management. LVFF was part of the Protection and Funding and Communities and Business working groups along with many other organisations. Protection and Funding examined “What do we all want to protect and how can we collectively fund it?” The Communities and Business group considered what our expectations should be of statutory bodies, community and business and how the way we work together can be developed and improved. There will be a public consultation in 2019.