Planet Cheltenham

Working to create a hub space for Cheltenham that helps citizens connect and act on climate, multi-solving across people and planet. Think global, act local.

[Planet Cheltenham @PlanetChelt]

@AliNaulls @theriverstrust @stwater @CheltenhamBC @severnrivers Great work all!

[Climate Change Committee @theCCCuk]

🗓️ 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.

[Planet Cheltenham @PlanetChelt]

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

[Cheltenham Festivals @cheltfestivals]

It’s day one of #CheltLitFest 2024 – the moment we've all been waiting for is finally here 🌟

We can’t wait to fill Montpellier Gardens with bookish delights. Come wander through the bookshop, grab a coffee in the cafe and soak up the autumn sunshine

See you around 📚☕🍂

[Play Gloucestershire @Play_Glos]

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 🤞🍀

[Planet Cheltenham @PlanetChelt]

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

[Meristem Design @MeristemDesign]

School #SuDS defence is still going strong💧☀️

🪻 The attractive #raingardens were planted almost a year ago as part of a wider transformative project in @wfcouncil to address issues stemming from heavy rainfall and reduce the risk to the school.

🚸 Covering an area of 111 m2 with over 750 plants, the rain gardens are enhancing local #biodiversity, helping to reduce pollution and create a secure, green barrier between the road and the school pavement.

🌱 School children helped us plant a section of the rain gardens - take a look and find out more:
https://t.co/epTjDFwBd8

📍Brooke Road

#WalthamForest #RainGardens #CommunityTransformation #RainGarden #SuDS #FloodPrevention #CommunityResilience #ClimateAction #Biophilia #BiophilicDesign #Community #UrbanGreening

[Planet Cheltenham @PlanetChelt]

This.

[Glos Roads @GlosRoads]

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)
https://t.co/NYQ3vjnefG

[Cheltenham Borough Council @CheltenhamBC]

⚠️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: https://t.co/JDU3yXEeiJ

⚠️Flooding is expected - act now

[GRCC - Supporting Communities in Gloucestershire @GlosRCC]

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:
https://t.co/GzlLKRY1s7

@GlosCC @Glos_OPCC #30days30waysUK #PreparednessMonth

[Ed Hawkins @ed_hawkins]

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.

[Gloucestershire Live @GlosLiveOnline]

An amber alert has been issued for more atrocious weather on Monday https://t.co/zZomWYAegQ

[Severn Wye @Severn_Wye]

📢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 https://t.co/JyPYTo23SX or call 0800 500 3076

[Trees for Streets @TreesforStreets]

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😎

[Gloucestershire CC @GlosCC]

Make sure to visit our flood guide, for information and advice on what to do before, during and after flooding 👉 https://t.co/IVeyWC40j8

If life is in danger, ring 999.

[Planet Cheltenham @PlanetChelt]

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.

[Cheltenham Borough Council @CheltenhamBC]

Postponed! The Holst 150 celebration that was due to take place this afternoon in Imperial Gardens is to be rearranged, due to last night’s torrential rain, and the forecast of further rain and thunderstorms today ⛈️. We're sorry about this and will share new plans when we can.

[Clarence Square @SquareClarence]

@CheltenhamBC I hope you can share this onwards.

[Planet Cheltenham @PlanetChelt]

@nick_oldridge @MMMoneyMatter Hope you made it home ok - a lot of damage here in Chelt. Thanks for your work!

[Dave Winter @davebwinter]

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

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

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 @StreetsblogUSA https://t.co/zIV0pnoHvg

[Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service @Glosfire]

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.