Towyn Flood Archive

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Material collected by Abergele Library [then part of Clwyd County Council] as part of its information and advice role at the time of the disaster.

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Archive has been appraised: duplicates, illegible copies and newspaper cuttings from the Abergele Visitor [for which the archive holds a complete series of original newspapers] have been disposed of.

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Towyn Flood ArchiveCX365

BUNDLE of newspaper cuttings from the Daily Post, documenting the flood and its aftermathCX365/1

BUNDLE of newspaper cuttings and magazine articles from a variety of national and specialist publications, mostly about the aftermath of the flood and lessons that should be learned from itCX365/2

BUNDLE of papers relating to central government and the response of Westminster to the disasterCX365/3

BUNDLE of issues of Rainbows, a newsheet created by the communities of Pensarn, Towyn and Kinmel Bay following the floodCX365/4

BUNDLE of material re British Rail's response to the floodCX365/5

BUNDLE of reports about the floodCX365/6

BUNDLE of material prepared by Clwyd County Council and Colwyn Borough Council in response to the flood and reviewing the responses of various Council departmentsCX365/7

REPORTS re possible radioactivity following the floodCX365/8

BUNDLE of papers related to management of the floodCX365/9

REPORT: The Clwyd Floods of February 1990 - A review of the County Council's responsesCX365/10

REPORT: The effectiveness of the services provided in response to the North Wales Flood Disaster with special reference to effect this had on Towyn residents and their communityCX365/11

REPORT: Fighting for flood survivors - the role of advice work following the North Wales coastal floods Feb - Dec 1990CX365/12

ANNUAL REPORT: 'Working in partnership with People'CX365/13

REPORT: Responding to Disaster - Learning to Work in Partnership with PeopleCX365/14

LLYFRYN: 'Mewn Dyfroedd Dyfnion' Astudiaeth o broblemau defnyddwyr yn Nhywyn a bae Cinmel yn dilyn llifogydd 1990'CX365/15

BUNDLE of miscellaneous flood-related itemsCX365/16