 Meadow Avenue, Loughborough, January 5
Charnwood Borough Council's waste contractor Serco has been around the borough cleaning streets following significant flooding this week.
They have been prioritising the worst hit areas and visited many places including Loughborough, Quorn and Syston.
They will be working over the weekend and into next week to clean streets around the borough which have been impacted by flooding.
Additional bin and waste collections are also being organised for affected areas.
More information about the bin collections.
Alongside the great community support co-ordinated by The Boat Inn team, local volunteers from British Red Cross and the The Salvation Army will be in the pub car park on Meadow Lane, Loughborough tomorrow (Saturday, Jan 6) to support nearby residents whose homes have been directly and internally affected by the flooding.
They will be there between 10am to 3pm offering advice, support and help with replacing some water damaged items where possible.
Follow the link to find some handy and practical advice about what to do after a flood.
The advice covers what to do first, cleaning up, insurance, food preperation and storage, medication and emotional support.
Council Leader discusses the impact of floods in Charnwood
Click on the image to watch the video.
Council leader Jewel Miah, along with senior councl officers, visited the Meadow Avenue area of Loughborough today (Friday January 6) and spoke to residents about the flooding issues this week.
If your home has been flooded, please report it to the County Council as this will help build a better picture of the overall impact of the flooding this week.
Pleae visit the County Council website and complete the form.
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