11-12-2024 News Snippet ( BBC News ) The founder of a flood action group has accused her council of removing support, saying residents are now "basically on our own". Lis Dales, from Castle Street Community Flood Action Group in Kendal, Cumbria, said the change could put lives at risk and was "bordering on the negligent". Other community groups in the county have raised concerns, saying that more could be done to protect people.

26-02-2025 EA at work - Greta Bridge

Environment Agency staff cutting back undergrowth along the banks of the river Greta. Photo taken 26-02-2025.

16-05-2025 The Flood Hub Part 1 We installed a level monitor at the outlet to the Springs Road Basin in partnership with Doug Coyle (formerly Cumbria County Council).

1 3-10-2025 The Flood Hub h t t p s : / / w w w . b b c . c o . u k / n e w s / a r t i c l e s / c x 2 6 6 9 w n q42o KENDAL FAG responses to BBC about Council reduced support after replacing SLDC in 2023

0 3-10-2025 Link to Water Camera Provided by Farson Digital. This link shows the Bridge over River Greta in Keswick, near Pencil Factory

17-05-2025 T he Flood Hub Part4 We installed a level monitor at the outlet to the Springs Road Basin in partnership with Doug Coyle (formerly Cumbria County Council).

17-05-2025 The Flood Hub Part 3 We installed a level monitor at the outlet to the Springs Road Basin in partnership with Doug Coyle (formerly Cumbria County Council).

1 3-10-2025 The Flood Hub Quarterly Newsletter Issued 19. October 2024

22-10-2025 Keswick Community Emergency Recovery Partnership. Well worth checking their Facebook Posts, Informative and very relevant.

21-10-2025 Flood Action Groups UK Big hello from brand new Community run self- help network. See link and via Facebook.

02-02-2026 UU plans to withdraw from a water release agreement with Keswick Flood Action Group for Thirlmere. The release of water from Thirlmere acts as a safety valve by providing storm space in the reservoir. Full text from The Keswick Reminder 02-02- 2026

13-01-2026 Update UU and EA Several meetings of KFAG and UU and EA regarding Thirlmere and the ‘KFAG’ release of water is being contested with various reasons being given. Mark and Al have done some very solid work on refuting flow rates on UU data. It is complicated by Licencing requirments.

15-01-2026 Thirlmere. The KFAG Group continues its dialogue with both UU and EA … with supporting work done by its members on number crunching. In simple terms Keswick needs controlled water level management to give storm space in the resavoir.