CCFF 2025 Conference
The presentation slides and recordings from the speakers can be found below.
CCFF’s 2025 Conference was held as a hybrid event on Friday 7th November at the Royal Cornwall Showground in Wadebridge.
This year, we had a total of 219 people attend! We had 125 people join us in person and 36 people join us online. We also had two schools attend, with 50 students and 8 staff.
The theme of the conference was ‘Preparing for a changing environment, how what we do now shapes our tomorrow’, of which we were delighted to welcome speakers from a wide range of organisations.
The morning was split into two sessions;
The first session focused on community response to flooding and other emergencies. Our keynote speaker, Niki Glew from Teignbridge District Council, started the day with an inspiring talk on the importance on considering the ‘What if?’ questions and how communities can come together to be more resilient. We also heard from Professor Richard Teeuw, from the University of Portsmouth, on how we perceive flood risk and the barriers to resilience, and our very own Emma Newberry and Amy Richardson on the journey to forming a Community Flood Group.
The second session focused on adaptation to coastal change. We were delighted to hear from Dafydd Thomas from Network Rail on how the network is adapting to climate change, Jolyon Sharpe from Making Space for Sand on the new educational ‘CoastCraft’ game, and Adam Richards from Porthtowan Community Adaptation Group on how they are adapting to coastal change.
The in-person participants also took part in afternoon workshops. They took part in a hands-on flood resilience simulation with Judit Gancsa, master’s graduate and volunteer for CCFF or engaged with the Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service to learn more about their role and equipment they use in an emergency.
We had an array of displays on hand at the Royal Cornwall Showground for people to engage with. Thank you to Westcountry Rivers Trust, Premier Water Solutions, Cornwall Council, the Environment Agency, Future Coast Bude, Climate Vision and Building Resilience in Communities.
We welcomed school children to our conference this year to participate in workshops again after success the past three years. With thanks to Making Space for Sand, the children interacted with the Coastal Change Time Machine and the new Minecraft Education game, CoastCraft. The students also took part in a flood modelling activity run by the Environment Agency, using pre-made Lego houses and ‘flood water’ AKA cold tea!
