£204k for floods aid
Wyre Forest is to receive £204,000 in grant aid to help the district get back on its feet after the recent flooding caused heavy damage to the area.
The district council will receive £160,000 from a £6.2million government funding package, which has been has been distributed to 36 local authorities in the worst hit parts of the country.
A cash grant of £44,000 has been donated by regional development agency Advantage West Midlands and is a share of £600,000 awarded to local authorities in Worcestershire.
Some of the money will be used by Wyre Forest District Council to repair the play facilities at Stourport Meadows and help revitalise tourism in the area.
Visitor numbers across Wyre Forest have fallen during the past two months, with the bad weather blamed for deterring tourists.
Future flood prevention schemes in Bewdley and Wolverley, which both suffered during last month's torrential downpours, will benefit from the funding.
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears said: "I have seen for myself the devastation caused by the recent floods.
"Having spoken with people and businesses affected, I know what a difficult time this is for them."
Andrew Dickens, the council's head of cultural, leisure and commercial services, said: "Some of the funding will be used for watercourse management to try and prevent floods from the various brooks and streams which affected hundreds of houses."
