Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s safer to NOT have them. Via Streetsblog USA usa.streetsblog.org/2019/05/29/pro…

We are currently receiving a large volume of calls in our control room, many are weather and flooding related. If it is an emergency please call us! If you have a general enquiry please email [email protected] and we will respond to you as soon as we can. Thank you.

Blimey. I've seen flooded properties in Pittville & Fairview this evening and people experiencing really stressful situations. Thank you for sharing - people need to realise that this isn't normal, our climate is changing. Dave Throup - Cheltenham calling!

The police are recommending people only travel for essential journeys due to heavy rain and flooding. You can contact Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service on 01452 888777. If you have an emergency, please call 999.

The honeybourne up to over the waist this evening from the train station to Malvern Rd #Cheltenham #flooding #thunderstorm

Cheltenham Borough Council I hope you can share this onwards.

Make sure to visit our flood guide, for information and advice on what to do before, during and after flooding 👉 orlo.uk/flood-guide_J2… If life is in danger, ring 999.

Thinking of everyone who worked so hard on today’s cancelled celebrations. Holst was way ahead of his time in a lot of ways, caring deeply for nature and our planet. Building community resilience to extreme weather is vital in our changing world.

📢Don’t miss out Apply for the Home Upgrade Grant before 30 September to take advantage of free home energy improvements 🏠 Check your eligibility and apply here warmandwell.co.uk/upgrade or call 0800 500 3076

An amber alert has been issued for more atrocious weather on Monday gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/glouceste…

The role of street trees 🌳in reducing flash-flooding🌊 Simply, they SLOW THE RATE🏃‍♂️rainwater builds up in our streets 👇 🫴Holding water in their canopies 🧽 Roots enable the ground to absorb more water Plus 🌳🌳🌳they cool our cities, thus lowering air moisture. Pretty cool😎

How safe do you feel on the road?🚗 Improve your communities #RoadSafety with practical ideas and solutions from our CARS (Community Approaches to Road Safety) Toolkit! Download the Toolkit now: grcc.org.uk/community-proj… Gloucestershire CC Glos OPCC #30days30waysUK #PreparednessMonth

FLOODING UPDATE - Roads closed further updates please see link Bedford Avenue, Cheltenham, Glebe Road, Prestbury, Main Street, Coln St Aldwyns, Stoke Road (from Swan Lane to Cheltenham Rugby Club), Stoke Road (from Swan Lane to Cheltenham Rugby Club) orlo.uk/92iGr

⚠️Please be advised that there is a flood warning in place for the River Chelt at Charlton Kings. River levels are rising at the Charlton Kings river gauge as a result of localised thunderstorms. For more details: check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/target-area/03… ⚠️Flooding is expected - act now

Today it is the UK's turn to experience serious flooding due to intense rainfall. A reminder that UK rainfall intensity has increased markedly over the past 60+ years. All consistent with the physics of a warming atmosphere which is now more humid.

We resorted to using play sand to make sandbags to protect our office & The Play Sanctuary. 🌊 ⚠️ 😬 Good luck to all tenants & staff at @scrapstoreGlos overnight 🤞🍀

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Suds across our town would help with a lot of flash flooding.

🗓️ Some dates for your 2025 diaries 🗓️ The CCC will be publishing some landmark pieces next year. We’re still working on all of this (and a few other pieces!) so bear with us. We’re really looking forward to sharing our analysis with you.

We’re planting seeds with We Are Project Grow in the Voicebox tent this evening!