The following is a list of useful links to organisations and websites associated with the project:
Project funders
The Royal Society (www.royalsoc.ac.uk)
The independent scientific academy of the UK dedicated to promoting excellence in science. The Royal Society plays an influential role in national and international science policy and supports developments in science engineering and technology in a wide range of ways.
COPUS (www.copus.org.uk)
Since 1987, the Copus Grant Schemes have supported and encouraged ways of making science accessible to public audiences in the UK, with funding from the Office of Science and Technology and the Royal Society . Although the Copus Grant Schemes have now closed, this site still provides information on the projects that have been funded by the Schemes, Copus Grant publications, and information for current grantholders.
Environment Agency (www.environment-agency.gov.uk)
The leading public body providing high quality environmental protection and improvement in England and Wales. The Environment Agency works with businesses and other organisations to prevent damage to the environment by providing education, guidance and regulation enforcement.
University of Gloucestershire (www.glos.ac.uk)
The home page for the project host.
Other contributors or relevant organisations
Bewdley
Residents' Flood Committee (www.floodforum.org.uk/...)
Bewdley Residents' Flood Committee is a flood support group for
those at risk of flooding at Bewdley on the middle Severn. Gill
Holland from Bewdley
Residents' Flood Committee has assisted the Lower Severn Community
Flood Information Network in a great many ways since its launch in
2004.
Gloucestershire Archives (www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives)
Gloucestershire Archives aims to preserve historical records
relating to Gloucestershire, and to make them available for
research.
Gloucester
Harbour Trustees (www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives)
The Trustees are the competent harbour authority for the
Gloucester Harbour. The main duties and responsibilities of the
Trustees are the provision of pilotage, the provision and maintenance
of navigation aids and generally to ensure the safety of navigation
within the Gloucester Harbour.
National Flood Forum (www.floodforum.org.uk)
A not-for profit independent organisation giving support to those affected by or at risk of flooding. Run by people who themselves have had direct experience of flooding, the National Flood Forum welcomes both individuals and groups to use it as a resource for support, information and advice on flooding issues.
River Severn Tales (www.severntales.co.uk)
News and stories about the River Severn covering the grain trade, bridges, floods, wild life, the bore, trading vessels, towns along the river, bridge builders, and the legend of Sabrina.
Severn and Avon Vales Wetlands Partnership (www.severnwetlands.org.uk)
The Severn and Avon Vales Wetlands
Partnership (SAVWP) was established in 2000, in response to widespread
concern over the dramatic loss of floodplain habitats and key species
of flora and fauna, especially breeding waders - Lapwing, Snipe,
Curlew and Redshank - within the river catchment.
Worcestership
Record Office WRO (www.worcestershire.gov.uk/home/cs-records.htm)
WRO aims to preserve historical records
relating to Worcestershire, and to make them available for
research.
Floods and You (www.heritagefactory.org)
This is an Australian flood education project that is currently
being trialled in Tasmania. A member of the project team (Maria
Fletcher) visited the Severn Community Flood Forum that was held in
Tewkesbury in 2006.
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