Welcome! Here you’ll find our latest community engagement news, training and volunteering highlights plus guest blogs covering a range of community resilience and emergency planning topics. From academic research to Q&As with volunteers, we are always looking to share knowledge and expertise. If you have a guest blog you’d like to submit, get in touch! Email Imogen.Smith@groundwork.org.
Ahead of Christmas, Paul Robertson, Senior Coordinator of Bradford on Avon Community Emergency Volunteer Team, discusses how his team of snow wardens supports the community in winter.
The Met Office launches its WeatherReady Winter Campaign for 2019 to help people prepare for and cope with severe weather.
In this guest blog, flood expert Mary Dhonau shares her experiences and advice on managing flood risk through property flood resilience.
Increasing community resilience to the impact of flooding and severe weather emergencies has never been more pertinent. Find out more in the latest news from Communities Prepared.
The Environment Agency launches its winter Flood Action Campaign which focuses on winter preparation and helping people know what action to take in a flood.
Beverley Griffiths from The Emergency Planning College (EPC) discusses their free online course, helping individuals with understanding risk and staying safe in the modern world.
How can three random words be used to support emergency response? Geordie Palmer from what3words, discusses.
Cornwall Councillor, Martyn Alvey, discusses how Cornwall Community Flood Forum (CCFF) empowers its local communities to build resilience to flooding.
Although it is impossible to completely flood-proof a property, there are many things that a property owner can do to make their home or business more resilient and to reduce flood damage.
Senior Policy Researcher, Luca Tiratelli discusses NLGN’s latest report on Community Mobilisation and what this looks like in practice.
