Leader backs call for Government funding for flood-hit Charnwood communities

Published: Thu 9th January, 2025

The Leader of Charnwood Borough Council has supported a call for funding from Government to help residents and businesses impacted by flooding.

All council leaders in Leicestershire have written a joint letter calling for funding to be released as it was following Storm Henk last year when grants were offered to affected homeowners and businesses.

Cllr Miah said: “Scores of residents and businesses in Charnwood have had their homes and premises flooded, some for a second time in 12 months.

“The Government released funding last time and needs to do so again. We need Government support to help people get back on their feet. We also need all agencies and Government to look at long-term solutions for the area to protect our communities from flooding. It is having a devastating effect.

“As well as signing the letter, I also made the case for funding and longer-term solutions to the Secretary of State Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Steve Reed, when he visited Charnwood today.

“I made it clear to him that help was needed.

“As a Council we continue to support the area’s recovery and have had our waste contractor cleaning the streets today and that will continue in the coming days. Council officers have continued to visit flood-hit parts of the borough to check residents’ welfare and gather information. We are also making phone calls to vulnerable residents who may have been affected.”

Read more about the letter by clicking here.