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CCFF Support to Parish and Town Councils Martyn Alvey Community Flood Resilience Manager Cornwall Council Parish and Town Council Summit - 13 th May 2014. Update you on:. The CCFF Community Resilience Toolkit Community Flood Warden Training Surface Water Runoff Grant Scheme. Training.
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CCFF Support to Parish and Town Councils Martyn Alvey Community Flood Resilience Manager Cornwall Council Parish and Town Council Summit - 13th May 2014
Update you on: • The CCFF Community Resilience Toolkit • Community Flood Warden Training • Surface Water Runoff Grant Scheme
Training Training ● Package of training modules for community volunteers: • The role of community volunteers • Risk awareness guidance for community volunteers • Understanding flood risk • Working with the Emergency Services • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) • The use of sand bags ● Contributors:
Surface Water Runoff Grant • Short term opportunity open until 30 Sep 14 • Surface Water Runoff a significant challenge last winter • A grant of up to £5000 land owners to make changes to reduce flooding neighbours • Funded through the DEFRA Flood Resilience Pathfinder – hence short timeframe • Land owner must be ‘sponsored’ by Parish/Town/Cornwall Councillor • More derails in your pack.
Contact For further information please contact: Martyn Alvey Community Flood Resilience Manager Tel: 01872 326796 Mobile: 07815 699359 malvey@cornwall.gov.uk Cornwall Community Flood Forum www.cornwallcommunityfloodforum.org.uk