Joint Agency Update on flooding at Billing Aquadrome

25 September 2024

Agencies worked together until around midnight (Tuesday/Wednesday) to support the management of Billing Aquadrome with the evacuation of people from the park.

Northamptonshire Police, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service and Northamptonshire Search and Rescue supported the park’s management with the full evacuation of the site, and we understand a very limited number of people remain there.

Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service and Northamptonshire Search and Rescue fielded Specialist Water Rescue Teams in full PPE and used 4x4 vehicles to help 43 people away from areas that were affected by the rising flood water.

West Northamptonshire Council carried out welfare checks on any vulnerable people at the site and supported Billing’s evacuation plans by providing an overnight rest centre and emergency bedding at Lings Forum Leisure Centre for 52 people and 22 dogs displaced by the flooding. Local community volunteers from Red Cross and Re:Act are supporting people at the centre who have been provided with hot food and drink.

Support from the Fire Service on site finished at around midnight but we will be returning this morning to continue to support the site and its management.

All the agencies in the co-ordinating group, including all the health partners, both West Northamptonshire and North Northamptonshire Councils and the Environment Agency continue to work on a joint response to the situation and the wider impact of the flooding in Northamptonshire.

People across the county are asked to continue to follow the safety advice on our social media feeds, following the Environment Agency for flood alerts.

You can find advice on what to do during a flood at GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)