Pickering suffers from serious intermittent flooding, causing great distress for the local businesses and residents.  A novel form of fill for bunds has been developed, making a dam to form a flood plain up-river of the town an affordable possibility.

Instant Barrage Services have formed a company using the expertise of Dobsons, a long established firm [...]

At the recent Harrogate District Branch AGM, CPRE member Mr Russell-Floyd raised the subject of Himalayan Balsam and the problem of its continuing dominance of the river banks. District Chair, Linda Potter took advice on the matter from CPRE’s national office and received a most helpful reply from Emma Marrington, Rural Policy Campaigner. Emma’s partner [...]

For the month of February photographs taken by CPRE Craven Chair Hilary Fenten will be on display in the Italian town of Tolmezzo, which is twinned with Skipton’s twin town Simbach, Germany. Most of the pictures are of the landscape and people of the Yorkshire Dales with many Winter shots.
These images have previously been on display in Simbach. [...]

The Natural Environment Day took place at the Hambleton Forum in Northallerton on Saturday 11 October 2008 and offered something for everyone with an interest in rivers.
Speakers from the universities of Durham, York and Hull as well as the Environment Agency and local specialists presented some very interesting points. Topics ranged from how rivers have moulded the North [...]

Borrowby Village Hall on Friday 7th November 2008 at 7.00pm for 7.30pm
As usual the business meeting is intended to be brief, and, this year, will be followed by a presentation about:
“Wind in the North East - constraints and opportunities”
Dan Grierson, Project Director at Noverea Energy.
The presentation will be about the issues around wind turbines, with [...]