The owners of a shoe business hit by flooding nine months ago hope to reopen next year after experiencing a series of frustrating setbacks.
East Suffolk Council said it had "earmarked a Resilience Emergency Response Fund of £500,000, designed to be immediately available to town and parish councils as grants", in the event of future emergencies.Framlingham was badly hit by flooding in October 2023, with 70 homes affected as well as businesses such as Castle Shoes
The Hammonds said missing the important summer trading period for school sales would be a blow but they were determined to start up again at the site as soon as possible. In East Suffolk, 385 properties were flooded during Storm Babet, and affected property owners were able to apply for up to £5,000 to support specific work to make homes and businesses more resilient in future