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What Rush Meadow Ponds can teach us about resilience in dry weather
Wetlands are often discussed in relation to flooding: their ability to hold water within the landscape, slow its flow and reduce the pressure placed on communities downstream, however, their value does not disappear when the rain stops….
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Defra visits Northants to see holistic flood resilience in action
Senior representatives from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) have visited Brigstock in Northamptonshire to see first-hand how a holistic approach to flood resilience is helping communities become better prepared for future…
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The RAIN Flood Resilience ‘Jigsaw’
Flood resilience isn’t achieved through a single solution. Instead, it is built by bringing together a range of complementary approaches that work together, much like the pieces of a jigsaw….
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Defra officials visit Brigstock
This week, we welcomed a group of flood professionals from Defra to Northamptonshire to showcase some of the work being delivered across the Harpers Brook and Wootton Brook catchments. Throughout the day, they were able to see how PFR, community prep…
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What’s Inside a Flood Preparedness Pack?
As part of RAIN’s PFR programme, every participating household is also provided with a Preparedness Pack, supplied by our contracted installation partner, Watertight…
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RAIN Newsletter
Delighted to share with you the latest newsletter from the RAIN Project – providing a view on all the activities that have been taking place over the last six months….
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Your Flood-Smart Companion: Introducing Resilico Connect
If you have taken part in RAIN’s Property Flood Resilience (PFR) scheme, you will soon be receiving access to the Resilico Connect app – your free flood-smart companion….
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100 Trees Delivered for Front Garden Forests
We are delighted to confirm that we have successfully delivered 100 trees to households across the Harpers Brook and Wootton Brook catchments as part of our Front Garden Forests initiative….
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Revealing Rush Meadow Ponds!
Following input and ideas from people living
across the Harpers Brook catchment, we are delighted to reveal the new name of the Brigstock wetland….
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From RAIN to Resilience: Building a Lasting Legacy in Northamptonshire
Every action matters. Through the RAIN Project, communities across Northamptonshire have shown how local action – from nature-based flood management to volunteering – can make a real difference. The new Northamptonshire Nature Fund will build on …
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Winners: Flood & Toast Awards
A host of schools, volunteers, parish councils, and local residents have been honoured at the inaugural ‘Flood & Toast – Resilience & Innovation Community Awards’, in recognition of outstanding contributions to local flood resilience, nature-ba…
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Flood & Toast – Resilience and Innovation Community Awards
With just a few days to go until our first-ever Flood & Toast – Resilience and Innovation Community Awards, the RAIN Project team is feeling incredibly grateful, excited and humbled….
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Introducing Front Garden Forests
We’re excited to launch our Front Garden Forests initiative, helping residents in the Wootton Brook and Harpers Brook catchments plant beautiful trees in their front gardens….
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