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Floods - What You Need to Know
As you are most probably aware Syston had a serious flooding issue on Friday 20 October 2023 and Tuesday 02 January 2024 .
The Town Council believes that all Syston residents should be made aware of what to do if this situation were to arise again.
Government Financial Support
The Government announcement said the financial support will be available to eligible areas in England that have experienced exceptional localised flooding.
Help will be available for:
- Flooded households in eligible affected areas, who can apply for up to £500 cash to help with immediate costs.
- Households and businesses significantly affected, who will be eligible for 100% council tax and business rates relief for at least 3 months.
- Small-to-medium sized businesses in eligible affected areas, who can apply for up to £2,500 from the Business Recovery Grant to help them return quickly to business as usual.
- Eligible flood-hit property owners, who can apply for up to £5,000 to help make their homes and businesses more resilient to future flooding via the Property Flood Resilience Repair Grant Scheme.
- Farmers who have suffered uninsurable damage to their land will be able to apply for grants of up to £25,000 through the Farming Recovery Fund towards repair and reinstatement costs for farmers adversely affected by exceptional flooding.
Financial help available for those affected by floods – H A Taylor
Local Charity the H A Taylor Fund is offering financial assistance to people affected by the recent flooding to enable them to restore their properties back to a clean and safe place to live.
This is only for residents, not for businesses and is restricted to people of vulnerable status.
Forms available to collect from the Syston Town Council offices.
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Forthcoming Road Closures and Restrictions - Leicestershire County Council
- Lower Church Street, Syston – 25th – 27th March 2024
- A607 Newark Road (Thurmaston) / A607 Syston Western Bypass(Syston) / Watersedge Way (Syston) – 25th – 27th March 2024
- Hardwick Crescent, Syston – 28th March 2024
- A6 Loughborough Road, Bentley Road, Greengate Lane, Sibson Road, Elmfield Avenue – 4th – 6th April 2024
- St Peters Court / Barkby Road, Syston – 18th March – 7th April 2024
- Bruxby Street, Syston – 16th – 18th April 2024
- Melton Road, Thurmaston – 11th – 12th May 2024
- Martin Drive / Sedgefield Drive, Syston – 28th – 30th May 2024
- Cherry Drive, Syston – 31st May 2024
Syston Topic Newsletter March 2024
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