Join our interactive workshop to learn how to protect your business, and your home, from flooding!
Coffee, Cake & Connect – are you ready for a flood?
Wednesday 18th September
10am-1pm
Half Moon Pub workshop
10, Half Moon Lane
SE24 9HU
Here in the UK extreme rainfall may lead to floods. Increased rainfall is recognised as our main climate change risk in this country.
Future-proof your business (and home) with invaluable advice from two of the UK’s top flood experts Mary Long-Dhonau and Gareth Boyd.
The UK is, on average, getting wetter. Storms, floods, and extreme temperatures can damage buildings, disrupt transport, and impact on human health and biodiversity. Buildings and infrastructure need to be adapted to cope with the new conditions and businesses must plan for a changing climate.
Meet our UK flood experts
Mary Long-Dhonau OBE
Mary, also affectionately known as the ‘Queen of Floods’, is a trusted and respected voice amongst the community with extensive experience of working with the public in flood risk areas, as well as in partnership with Government agencies. She has extensive involvement in supporting and advising many victims of flooding during their recovery. Mary is a huge advocate for Property Flood Resilience and is passionate about helping communities work in partnership to help minimise the disruption flooding brings.
Previously she was the CEO of the National Flood Forum before setting up her own consultancy, Flood Mary, which specialises in Property Flood Resilience support, guidance and community engagement.
Mary was awarded an OBE for Services to the Environment in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list in 2009. In 2014 she was awarded an HonRICS, in recognition of her high profile for standing-up for the public interest regarding flooding.
Gareth Boyd, CEO of Watertight International
Watertight are the industry leading property flood resilience (PFR) management and solution providers. They operate nationally across the UK and Ireland and are part of the UK Government framework. Over the years they have protected hundreds of residential and commercial properties, from the smallest rural cottages to the largest urban schemes. Watertight clients include the EA, local authorities, LLFAs, main contractors, housing associations, communities and individual homeowners, and businesses.
The workshop
10.00
- networking, coffee and cakes
10:30
- The road to resilience, Gareth Boyd
- Case studies of floods, Mary Long-Dhonau
11:45
- Escape room challenge, judged by Mary
12:30 – 1.00
- Networking: bring a product and get on camera (optional)
- Refreshments and sandwiches
Workshop cost £20 (including food)
Transport: Overground Herne Hill, North Dulwich. Tube Brixton, plenty of busses, including the 3, 68 and 37 bus. Disabled access (ground floor / accessible facilities).
We will follow up with an online event for those unable to make this event.
