The River Waveney Trust, Suffolk, England
The project: The River Waveney Trust, an environmental charity based in East Anglia, is dedicated to improving and protecting the River Waveney, its tributaries and catchment, making it a better place for people and wildlife.
In 2025, we awarded the organisation £25,000 to support small, rural communities to build meaningful resilience in the face of future flooding emergencies.
Key themes from this project:
- Building emergency resilience in rural areas
- Increasing environmental sustainability
Our impact
Edward King, Catchment Resilience Officer at the River Waveney Trust said: “The funding will enable us to greatly enhance the quality and reach of our provision as a trusted, local ‘flood-hub’, facilitating local people to lead on building community resilience in the face of future emergencies. The funding will also allow us to develop and deliver Natural Flood Management measures with and within small, rural communities to build more sustainable landscapes in the face of a changing climate.
“Many of our small, rural communities were deeply traumatised by the flooding in 2020 and 2023, and the funding from The Royal Countryside Fund will directly benefit these communities by supporting a more resilient and sustainable future, delivering meaningful results on the ground.”