The Herefordshire Natural Flood Management (NFM) Team would like to invite you to an NFM information day on Tuesday 6 February 2024 at Hereford Town Hall. The day will contain two sessions:
- Session 1: 09:00 – 12:00
- Session 2: 12:30 – 16:30
In order to ensure they have capacity (and to minimise time spent waiting), they would like you to indicate what times within these sessions you are able to attend. To book, please complete the table below and send your response to nfm@herefordshire.gov.uk by 30 January 2024.
| Information | Please add in your response |
| Name of person/ people who’d like to attend | |
| Group / organisation (if relevant) | |
| NFM catchment area you are interested in | |
| Availability – please indicate your availability within these sessions to attend the NFM information day on Tuesday 6th February 2024.
Session 1: 09:00 to 12:00
Session 2: 12:30 to 16:30
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| Questions – if you have any specific questions you’d like them to answer, please could you share these with them in advance of the event so that they can gather any additional information that may be required. | |
| Please let them know if you have any other requirements for attending the event, in terms of accessibility or additional support needs. | |
| If you’re unable to attend on this day, please let them know and subject to enough interest they will aim to deliver further events. |
On the day you can:
- Meet the NFM project team, including staff from Herefordshire Council, Balfour Beatty Living Places, the Wye and Usk Foundation, Severn Rivers Trust, Herefordshire Wildlife Trust and Natural England
- Find out more about how the Herefordshire NFM project is being delivered in your area – led by Herefordshire Council, the Herefordshire NFM project has funding until March 2027 to work with landowners and communities within the seven priority sub-catchments, helping them identify opportunities and deliver NFM measures within the catchments which help to reduce the flood risk to downstream communities.
- Find out more how flooding is managed in Herefordshire – roles and responsibilities? What action is already happening?
- Ask questions – Please see the attached document which give a quick overview of the Herefordshire NFM project and how it is being delivered. The following links also provide some wider information on common concerns or issues raised about flooding. If you have any questions about what they have shared or more specific questions about issues within your catchment, please come along and ask the team.
Useful websites:
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- Herefordshire NFM webpages – www.herefordshire.gov.uk/nfm
- Natural Flood Management Hub – Information on NFM as well as an interactive map showing NFM already delivered in Herefordshire www.nfm-theriverstrust.hub.arcgis.com/pages/progress-dashboard
- Herefordshire Council’s webpages on how we manage flooding – www.herefordshire.gov.uk/floods
- CIRIA NFM Guide – www.ciria.org/ItemDetail?iProductCode=C802F&Category=FREEPUBS&WebsiteKey=a054c7b1-c241-4dd4-9ec1-38afd4a55683
- Catchment Based Approach – NFM Evidence Directory – www.catchmentbasedapproach.org/learn/working-with-natural-processes-evidence-base/
- National Flood Forum – www.nationalfloodforum.org.uk/
Interesting reads:
- CIWEM – Floods and dredging, a reality check www.ciwem.org/assets/pdf/Policy/Reports/Floods-and-Dredging-a-reality-check.pdf
- Nature Friendly Farming Network – Case study of mixed farming with 100 acres of species rich floodplain meadow www.nffn.org.uk/farmer-stories/debbie-wilkins-mixed-farming-floodplain-meadows
Please note, that the event has a primary focus on the catchment areas within the Herefordshire NFM project, however the team will do their best to address any queries raised outside of these areas.
Further information via these links:
Herefordshire NFM Project Overview
Herefordshire NFM Project – Drop in session POSTER