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Resilience Officer James Butler is part of the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Resilience Partnership, working closely with Harborough District Council and Rutland County Council.

He explains how his career has taken him from global crises to local resilience – and the key ingredients we all need to make sure our communities are ‘risk ready’.

Communities across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) experienced their second wettest February on record in 2026 with 125.5mm of rain – making it the wettest since 1977*.

When Mark and Sharon moved into their dream home in Leicestershire, they had no idea what lay ahead. In 13 months, their home was flooded twice – even though the property had no previous history of flooding.
The couple, who’ve since installed £15,000 of flood defences, tell their story…

How do we know that Cleo the dog is 'risk ready'?
Because she's one of more than 600 animals cared for every year by the RSPCA Woodside animal centre in Leicester, one of the businesses to take part in our free Risk Ready Businesses project.

Communities across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) are being offered free, expert support to become ‘risk ready’, as part of our new 'Risk Ready Communities' programme, to help them tackle threats like flooding, power outages and disease outbreaks.  

We're delighted to be shortlisted at the national Business Continuity Awards for our Risk Ready Businesses project.

More than 40 volunteer Flood Wardens joined our Flood Warden information day, to support their vital work in keeping communities safe during periods of flooding and severe weather.

Resilience never stands still - so our teams are constantly learning to stay prepared for new and emerging threats in the communities we serve.

Businesses can book now for a series of webinars to help them prepare for key risks like flooding, power outages and cyber attacks.