10/09/2026
106 Miles, 6 Days, 58 canoers, countless flood stories! A personal campaign for me as a flooded person, we pulled it off! Big thank you to Flood People UK for your support with our inaugural campaign.
Flooded communities spend six days paddling for change and calling for urgent action on River Severn Flooding.
The Six-Day Canoe Journey from Llanidloes to Bridgnorth aims to call for urgent government backing of the Severn Valley Water Management Scheme. Communities across Shropshire and Wales that have been repeatedly impacted by flooding have united to highlight the urgent need for action and secure government backing for the Severn Valley Water Management Scheme (SVWMS). Residents, Flood Action Groups, and local supporters have paddled from Llanidloes to Bridgnorth, stopping at towns and villages along the route to meet residents, businesses, farmers, schools, and community organisations. The journey has raised awareness of the increasing flood risk facing communities throughout the Severn Valley and built public support for the full delivery of the SVWMS.
Siobhan Connor from Severn Together said: “It has been a hugely positive and successful inaugural campaign. We have heard countless flooding stories of repeated flooding, disruption and long-term stress. We have received so much support from residents, farmers, businesses, community groups along the way. But this is also a story about what can happen when Government invests in a long-term solution and what communities can achieve when they come together. The plan is there, Government needs to back it and commit to deliver the Severn Valley Water Management Scheme in full, we are asking for funding certainty, for our river, for our communities, for our future."
