On Friday 19th July, Sarah Crowe, a PhD candidate at the University of Dundee, held a ‘creative, place-based solutions to flooding’ workshop at the centre. Participants worked as a team to generate ideas to reduce the risk of flooding from the Dighty Burn which used blue and green features to bring lots of benefits for the community. Participants used Lego, building blocks, modelling clay, stickers and other craft items to ‘model’ their ideas and show how the different features integrated into the environment.
The ideas they came up with included overflow ponds to hold excess water and provide a space for wildlife and a floodplain meadow to attract biodiversity and contribute to the area's aesthetic appeal. They also incorporated an active travel route which was accessible for everybody. They also thought about how the space could be used by people of all ages, at all times of the year. Cara Rooney also provided a wonderful live drawing of the event.
