Horncastle Town Council promises to be a "strong voice for the community'

A flooding aerial photo of the flooding in Horncastle. Photo: Kurbia Aerial

Councillors have promised to be a ‘strong voice for the community' of Horncastle and hold the Environment Agency to account following the release of its report into the town’s devastating flooding.

The comments come after Victoria Atkins, Louth & Horncastle MP, hosted a Flood Forum on Friday March 1, bringing together agencies and bodies to answer questions from residents following the devastating flooding in Horncastle and surrounding villages caused by torrential rain in October 2023.

The Environment Agency had previously released its report into the flooding – which states that the flooding was caused by “extreme” rainfall, not the delay closing the Flood Alleviation System’s (FAS) sluice gate due to a fault with the sensor system.

At Horncastle Town Council’s full meeting on Tuesday (March 12), chairman Matt Wilkinson, who had stated that the EA’s flood report “raised more questions than it has answered”, assured the several residents who were in attendance that the council intends to be a “strong voice for the community”.