Derbyshire Dales District Council is urging households worst affected by the floods on 25 and 26 June 2007 to apply for a share of £50,000 funding which has been received from the Government’s Flood Recovery Grant Scheme.

The funding is for individuals or families in the Derbyshire Dales whose home has suffered significant flooding in the living area of the property. The funding does not apply to cellars, sheds, garages or gardens.

An application form will be available from Monday 23 July at District Council offices. The form can also be completed and submitted online on the District Council website, derbyshiredales.gov.uk. Completed forms must be returned by Tuesday 7 August 2007.

Councillor Lewis Rose, OBE, Leader of the District Council said: “We know that not everyone who was affected by the flooding in June contacted the District Council for help, as people in the Dales are often equipped to help themselves, so we are encouraging anyone who feels they fall within this scheme to complete and return an application form as soon as possible.”

The District Council is one of a number of authorities around the country to have received funding from the Government’s £10 million Flood Recovery Grant Scheme.