Mark Bertolini and Katy Todd were invited on behalf of the Flood Forum, along with other organisations in Newark, to meet with the Prime Minister when he made another election visit on 2nd June 2014.
It was an opportunity to tell him what had happened, and that it wasn’t the first time we had flooding in the town. He accepted that we had been forgotten during the drama of the winter floods and he repeated that he would revisit the grants for personal property protection after the bye-election.
He was impressed with the way the Flood Forum is working hard to make a difference and Cllr Penny Rainbow, who was also present, explained how much had been achieved by the Forum and how much this is appreciated.
The Prime Minister received the message, loud and clear, that people cannot be expected to live with the threat of inundation when ever it rains. One thing is certain the Flood Forum cannot afford to reduce the head of steam it has generated until we are confident that this time something will be done.
David Cameron and Robert Jenrick surrounded by representatives from groups in Newark constituency. Cllr Penny Rainbow (front 3rd from left), Mark Bertolini (behind Penny), Katy Todd (far right front)
