Flood Resilience Team North East

Our new podcast, Rising Water: Navigating Community Flood Resilience, launches January 29, 2025! 🗓️ In Episode 1, we talk to guests about being flooded and their recovery. 🎧 Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube.

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What a brilliant day at Darlingtons Eco Fair, our first show of the year for our @TheatreSpaceNE created show: Washed Away! 🎭🌊 A play that gives a voice to sentimental items lost in a flood. #EcoFair #northeast #WashedAway.

We're at the Glendale Children's Day! School kids from all across Northumberland and Tyne and Wear will get their hands dirty in some "floodwater" and pull out some nasty stuff to learn about the dangers of playing in rivers, puddles, and surface water. ☠️ #WaterSafety

Thinking of visiting the river this weekend? Rivers are great places to have fun, but remember - it might be warm outside, but the water is still cold. If you find yourself struggling in cold water #FloatToLive #RespectTheWater @RNLI

We're at Morpeth Town Hall NOW so feel free to drop in to find out the history of flooding in #Morpeth, how the flood scheme works and how to prepare for #flooding. We'll be here until 2:30pm!

Do you live in #Morpeth? Find out more about the town's history of #flooding & what the Environment Agency have done to help protect the town. Drop in for a chat at Morpeth Town Council on Thursday 16 May, 10.30am - 2.30pm. We look forward to seeing you there!

Hey Morpeth! Come see us at the Town Hall 📍 We're here right now until 2:30pm to answer your questions on the Morpeth Dam and flood risk. ☔️ #Morpeth #TownHall #Flooding

🙌 Our Flood Warden Celebration Events were a huge success! Grateful for our dedicated volunteers, insightful talks by vital services, and the power of partnership with @NlandFRS, @CDDFRS @BritishRedCross and more. 52 Flood Wardens represented their area, the network is growing!

💡Did you know, that the Emergency Alerts issued by the Government are strictly only issued when there is risk to life? This is different to our Flood Warning Service which gives you much more time to prepare and considers the impact on your property. gov.uk/sign-up-for-fl…

Do you have a home #flood plan? With the heavy #rain we've had recently, now is an excellent time to make sure your property is prepared for a possible future flood event💧 Create your own here👉 bit.ly/3pYKAvO #FloodReady #FloodPrepare

Our Steph and Andrew are speaking to residents in #MoorsBurn, #Houghtonlespring today about flood risk and signing up to the flood warning service! Check out the flood map below for that area, and to sign up head over to gov.uk/sign-up-for-fl…!

Steph and Krzystof are front and centre at #STEMFest23 ready to share all the innovation and challenges behind how renewable energy, flooding prevention and flood resilience can be brought together!

Steph was spreading the #flood resilience message at the South Tyneside Festival this weekend. Informing local residents of their risk and the best ways to prepare! Plan ahead here: check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/plan-ahead-for…

What a great (and windy💨) start to the day at Blyth Town Carnival! Speaking to attendees about Flood Safety and signing up to the Flood Warning Service. Now we're just eagerly awaiting the Main Event: #WashedAway! Come down and see the play at 1:30pm and 3:00pm!

We've joined forces with Tees Tidelands, an innovative multi-outcome project, to give our partners an exclusive look into our work and learn how our team champions community #flood resilience. 🤝 🌊 Discover the project up close 👇 …environmentagency.uk.engagementhq.com/sto021-tees-ti…

⚠️ In summer, dry ground can cause sudden #FlashFlooding. When heavy #rains arrive, the thirsty soil can't soak up the #water fast enough, resulting in rapid #runoff and possible #floods. #FloodAwareness Learn more👉bit.ly/3615zoV

We've been at the River #Derwent at #Ebchester #Durham to sample for Blue Green Algae following concerns from the public. No blue green algae was found. If you’re spending time by the water please visit: Swim healthy for advice- GOV.UK (gov.uk)

Do you want to learn more about #SuDS (#SustainableDrainageSystems)? 💧 Check out this event on the 16th June in #Northwich to find out how SuDS are used and see some examples😮 👉thefloodhub.co.uk/events/green-s… @GroundworkGM #GreenSkills #Cheshire #SurfaceWaterFlooding #Flood #FloodRisk

Colin and Andrew are at Ponteland Party in the Park today. To learn more about climate change and flood resilience please come and pay us a visit