1The old market town of Hebden Bridge has flooded three times in the past ten years.
2Older residents still remember the night when the river rose suddenly and filled their shops with muddy water.
3Instead of simply rebuilding, the town decided to rethink its whole relationship with the river.
4Upstream, volunteers planted thousands of trees to slow the water before it reached the valley.
5Wetlands were carefully restored on nearby farmland, creating new space for floodwater and for wildlife at once.
6Shop owners moved their electrical equipment upstairs and fitted special doors that floodwater cannot pass through.
7A network of neighbours now checks on elderly and disabled people whenever heavy rain is forecast.
8The town council admits that such measures will not stop every flood in the future.
9But each of these projects buys precious time, and time is what adaptation is really about.
10Other towns now visit to learn how a small community prepared itself for a warmer world.
11Climate change may be global, the mayor says, but courage and preparation are built street by street.