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03-09-2024 UK to receive earlier flood and drought warnings using high-tech sensors and real time monitoring Researchers across the UK to use latest tech
and major data bank to provide better flood and drought warnings.
From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, UK Research and Innovation and The Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP
Published 31 August 2024
Researchers across the UK to use latest tech and major data bank to better predict where devastating floods and droughts will strike
innovators will also pioneer new ways of tackling the worst of extreme weather to halt damage and cut eye-watering cost to the economy
sensors in UK rivers and real time monitoring will gather priceless data that goes towards modelling the potential impact and likely flashpoints
19-
09-2024
The Guardian Sep 12 2024
Assessment of flood risk Autumn / Winter
2024
2
1-09-2024
Keswick Flood Recovery Excercise
Saturday 21st Simulation Excercise is taking
place.
An awful lot goes on behind the scenes !
Thanks Claire and Volunteers.
More Gravel Extraction 01-10-2024 R. Greta
Pencil Factory bend.
20-09-2024 FCERM Partnership Handbook.
All this (seems) goes on without any consultationwith communities.
Found
this
online
-
Looks
like
everything
is
sorted
and
FLAGs
don’t
seem
to
be
mentioned
in the Partners section. No mention of CSFP relaunch on flood hub as far as can be seen.
1
3-10-2024
The Flood Hub
Quarterly Newsletter Issued 19. October 2024
29-10-2024
News Snippet
Tim Farron MP giving the water companies a good kicking in this debate "I have a few figures to demonstrate the situation, courtesy of the Rivers Trust. Last year in
Appleby, combined sewer outflows into the River Eden saw 46 spills. At Kirkby Stephen on the River Eden, there were 135 spills. At Staveley on the River Kent, there were
283 spills. At Tebay on the River Lune, there were 124 spills.-" You've got to wonder why the Rivers Trust aren't publicising those figures themselves!
15-11-2024 The National Flood Forum
In
an
article
published
this
morning
the
Government
has
committed
to
looking
at
the
funding
for
flood
schemes.
This
is
something
we
have
long
been
pushing
for
and
we
are
keen
to
know
more
about
the
Government's
plans
and
ensuring
that
flooded
peoples
voices are heard in any consultation.
24-11-2024 Storm Bert ( Lynne Jones on Facebook
Well
Bert
raised
the
level
of
Thirlmere
by
about
80
cms
from
lunchtime
yesterday
until
lunchtime
today.
What
a
relief
to
still
have
loads
of
space
upstream.
Thanks
to
the
pumps
at
Penrith
Road
and
Elliott
Park
I
think
many
folk
have
less
to
worry
about
these
days.
The
BBC
said
we'd
had
62mm
of
rain
in
town
yesterday
but
it
was
managed.
The
new
storage
pond
at
Springs
Road
clearly
helps
hold
back
water
across
town,
gradually
releasing it to the river.
11-12-2024 News Snippet ( BBC News )
The
founder
of
a
flood
action
group
has
accused
her
council
of
removing
support,
saying
residents are now "basically on our own".
Lis
Dales,
from
Castle
Street
Community
Flood
Action
Group
in
Kendal,
Cumbria,
said
the
change could put lives at risk and was "bordering on the negligent".
Other
community
groups
in
the
county
have
raised
concerns,
saying
that
more
could
be
done to protect people.
1
7-10-2
024
Village’s £1.7m flood prevention scheme completed
Flimby
in
west
Cumbria
was
among
the
first
to
be
flooded
during
Storm
Desmond
on
3
December,
2015,
two
days
before
Cockermouth and Keswick were left under water.
About
100
homes
in
the
village
were
affected
and
it
is
hoped
the
£1.7m flood alleviation scheme will help to protect them.
BBC News
N E W
YELLOW WARNING of WIND
Cumbria
Starts… 07:00 on Sat 21 Dec
Ends… 23:59 on Sat 21 Dec
Strong winds likely to affect a wide area of Cumbria; Maybe some travel
disruption and slight chance of damage. Storm Darragh passing through.
More details at the Met Office site ( Click here )
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7-10-2
024
Vill
age’s £1.7m flood prevention scheme completed
Flimby
in
west
Cumbria
was
among
the
first
to
be
flooded
during
Storm
Desmond
on
3
December,
2015,
two
days
before
Cockermouth
and
Keswick were left under water.
About
100
homes
in
the
village
were
affected
and
it
is
hoped
the
£1.7m
flood alleviation scheme will help to protect them.
BBC News
11-12-2024 News Snippet ( BBC News )
The
founder
of
a
flood
action
group
has
accused
her
council
of
removing
support, saying residents are now "basically on our own".
Lis
Dales,
from
Castle
Street
Community
Flood
Action
Group
in
Kendal,
Cumbria,
said
the
change
could
put
lives
at
risk
and
was
"bordering
on
the
negligent".
Other
community
groups
in
the
county
have
raised
concerns,
saying
that
more could be done to protect people.
24-11-2024 Storm Bert ( Lynne Jones on Facebook
Well
Bert
raised
the
level
of
Thirlmere
by
about
80
cms
from
lunchtime
yesterday
until
lunchtime
today.
What
a
relief
to
still
have
loads
of
space
upstream.
Thanks
to
the
pumps
at
Penrith
Road
and
Elliott
Park
I
think
many
folk
have
less
to
worry
about
these
days.
The
BBC
said
we'd
had
62mm
of
rain
in
town
yesterday
but
it
was
managed.
The
new
storage
pond
at
Springs
Road
clearly
helps
hold
back
water
across
town,
gradually
releasing
it
to
the river.
15-11-2024 The National Flood Forum
In
an
article
published
this
morning
the
Government
has
committed
to
looking
at
the
funding
for
flood
schemes.
This
is
something
we
have
long
been
pushing
for
and
we
are
keen
to
know
more
about
the
Government's
plans
and
ensuring
that
flooded
peoples
voices
are
heard
in
any
consultation.
29-10-2024
Tim Farron MP giving the water companies a good kicking in this debate "I
have a few figures to demonstrate the situation, courtesy of the Rivers
Trust. Last year in Appleby, combined sewer outflows into the River Eden
saw 46 spills. At Kirkby Stephen on the River Eden, there were 135 spills.
At Staveley on the River Kent, there were 283 spills. At Tebay on the River
Lune, there were 124 spills.-" You've got to wonder why the Rivers Trust
aren't publicising those figures themselves!
1
3-10-2024
The Flood Hub
Quarterly Newsletter (Issued 19. October 2024
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N E W
YELLOW WARNING of WIND
Cumbria
Starts… 07:00 on Sat 21 Dec
Ends… 23:59 on Sat 21 Dec
Strong winds likely to affect a wide area of Cumbria; Maybe some travel
disruption and slight chance of damage. Storm Darragh passing through.
More details at the Met Office site ( Click here )