We have just received a fax from Severn Trent saying that boiled tap water is now safe to drink

They say that results from intensive quality sampling and testing confirm that restored tap water supplies are now safe to drink provided it is boiled before use.

Gloucestershire flood relief fund applications

To provide financial help to Gloucestershire residents whose homes have been flooded by the July 2007 floods and who have suffered hardship as a result.

Applications to the fund can now be made:

1. Download the Gloucestershire flood relief fund guidelines
2. Download the Gloucestershire flood relief fund application form
3. Download the frequently asked questions

Maybe you missed this?

• We’d like to hear from you if your property was damaged by the flood
• There’s an emergency fund for local businesses
• Please help the Gloucestershire flood relief fund

Cheltenham’s volunteer centre helping with water distribution

The volunteer centre has been at the heart of the town’s efforts to overcome the extreme effects of the floods. More than two hundred volunteers and staff members worked together to deliver bottled water to vulnerable people. They also provided transport for those people needing medical assistance. The support was provided day and night and is still continuing.

The latest news about leisure@cheltenham

With lots of enquiries coming in about our flood damaged leisure facilities we’re trying to pull together information and give a formal announcement about where we are right now.

At the moment we’re trying to get the running track and a few facilities that support it open, perhaps in a couple of weeks time. The rest of the centre was very badly damaged and will take a long time to recover. The video below shows the moment the machine room flooded. This is the room that houses all the pumps and filters that support the swimming pool, it finished up under twenty five feet of water.

The video below shows the same machine room being pumped out a few days later.