• NFM Project Officer report to the ICG AGM November 2020

    The following report was given by Wendy Bufton of Worcester County Council: Follow the link to view the report PDF

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  • Minutes of the AGM 9th November 2020

    Isbourne Catchment Group – AGM Minutes from Monday 9th November 2020 on Zoom. ICG Group Members Present – Jem Williamson, Richard Wakeford, Sue Morris, Andy Thomas and Annette Dawson Others Present – Wendy-BuftonWorc County Council, Lucy Clark-University of Gloucestershire, Chris

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  • “81 interventions to date…

    Isbourne Catchment Group Annual General Meeting – Chair’s Report 9th November 2020 This AGM is clearly different to previous meetings, being virtual in response to the on-going pandemic restrictions, but its objectives remain the same:- to quantify and review the

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  • update on natural flood management on the river Isbourne

    Please find detailed below an update for the NFM project on the River Isbourne catchment. Beesmoor Brook Works at the Charlton Abbotts estate has now been completed.  11 woody dams have been placed along the tributary referred to as ‘Cole’s

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  • – AGM Minutes from Monday 11th November 2019

    ICG Group Members Present – Jem Williamson, Richard Wakeford, Chris Deveraux-Little, Sue Morris and Annette Dawson Others Present – WCC, Wychavon DC, GCC, Gloucestershire University, Cotswold ANOB, FWAG, Winchcombe Town Council, Sedgeberrow PC, Toddington PC and 25 public members –

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  • May 2019 update

    It is really pleasing to report that works on Natural Flood Management have begun on the River Isbourne Catchment as part of the longer term flood prevention strategy with funding from the) DEFRA, and the support of landowners and other

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  • AGM November 28th 2018

    Thanks to everyone who attended the AGM at the Betteridge Room in Sedgeberrow on 28th November 2018. It was a great opportunity to meet our new project officer, Wendy Bufton, and hear about the two demonstration projects starting within the

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  • New Natural Flood Management Project Officer

    Following on from the funding announcement in July, Worcestershire County Council has employed a Natural Flood Management Project Officer who will engage with communities and landowners to identify potential work areas and implement natural flood management techniques across the county.

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  • Toddington Manor Estate visit

    A walk through Toddington Manor Estate was enabled by owner Damian Hirst and his Estates Manager Owen Butler. The Environment Agency, University staff and students and ICG group members walked the length of the estate both sides of the river

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  • River Isbourne Catchment Walk

    On Monday 7th November a Catchment walk along the Toddington estate section of the River Isbourne took place, attended by representatives from the Toddington estate, the Isbourne Catchment Group (Annette Dawson, Sue Morris and Richard Wakeford), the University of Gloucestershire

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