RAIN – Resilience and Innovation Northants
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Creating flood resilient communities in Northamptonshire
Flood risk is complex. Different organisations are responsible for managing the risk. The Resilience And Innovation Northants (RAIN) project has launched to trial and implement innovative flood risk measures in communities located in the Harpers Brook and Wootton Brook catchments.
We are taking a holistic approach; there is rarely one quick fix. We believe that providing resilience measures and support at various levels within a community – and across the local environment – can improve resilience to flooding.
RAIN, led by West Northamptonshire Council in partnership with North Northamptonshire Council, is funded by Defra as part of the £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programmes (#FCRIP), which is managed by the Environment Agency. These programmes will drive innovation in flood and coastal resilience and adaptation to a changing climate.
Catchment Areas
The RAIN project works within two river catchments within Northamptonshire: Harpers Brook in North Northamptonshire and Wootton Brook in West Northamptonshire. The residents, farmers and landowners within these two catchments are at the core of the project and their interaction will influence how we work.
West Northamptonshire – Wootton Brook
Collingtree, Wootton, Hunsbury, Hardingstone, Grange Park, Blisworth, Milton Malsor, Rothersthorpe, Gayton, Quinton, Courteenhall and Hackleton
North Northamptonshire – Harpers Brook
South Corby, Newton and Little Oakley, Rushton, Stanion, Brigstock, Sudborough and Lowick
Residents
If you live within our catchments, we want to work with you. You have expert local knowledge and understand the needs in your community. We want to hear your ideas and understand what could help you and how you may want to get involved.
Farmers & Landowners
If you farm or own land within our catchments, we want to work with you. We are looking for farmers, landowners and land managers with an interest in supporting nature recovery programmes to get in touch.
Innovation
This project is a unique opportunity to implement and trial new techniques for flood risk management. It has enabled us to steer funding towards two catchments that are considered to be at significant flood risk, based on scientific data modelling. We are part of a larger programme that is trialling new approaches and will share lessons widely, which will guide future approaches towards flood and coastal risk management.
News
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Requesting Your Feedback: Flooding Survey
If you live in one of the communities that are located in either the Wootton Brook or Harpers Brook catchment areas, you may soon receive a survey through the post from West Northamptonshire and North Northamptonshire Councils
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RAIN brings The Floodmobile to East Hunsbury
A special drop-in event took place at the Abbey Centre in East Hunsbury, Northamptonshire, at the end of March, to speak to local residents about flood risk and resilience – with tours of the Floodmobile available.
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Introducing the Floodmobile!
The Floodmobile is an innovative mobile demonstration community outreach vehicle that has been designed to bring Property Flood Resilience to life. The ‘flood house on wheels’ is packed with around 50 different property flood resilience measures, to show households and businesses what property-level adaptations can be introduced to a property to help reduce the impact…
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