31st May 2025

Discussion Forum ‘Nature based Solutions to Flooding’

Price: ££5 General admission

Expert panel plus Q&A
Speakers: Danny O’Callaghan, BoA Community Emergency Volunteer
James McCallan, Project Officer with Bristol Avon Rivers Trust
Brian Mathew, MP for Melksham and Devizes and a trained agricultural and water engineer
Matthew Johns, co-owner and founder Johns Associates, environmental consultants
Ian Withers, the Environment Agency’s Director of Wessex Area
Vicky Farwig, Flood Risk and Drainage Manager, Wessex Water.

This event is part of the Wild Waters Festival which is taking place between 31st May and 15th June 2025. The festival is a series of curated events, celebrating nature and local communities along the Bristol River Avon and its tributaries, between Bradford on Avon and Batheaston.
The festival says: “Just as many drops of water make a river, we want to harness the potential for individuals to come together with their communities to take positive action for our river.”


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  • Venue: St Laurence School Lecture Theatre
    Ashley Road, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, BA15 1DZ
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