The Vale of White Horse Conservative Group has requisitioned an Extraordinary Meeting of the Council to allow members of the public to ask question and put forward their views about the recent floods to hit the Vale of White Horse.Under the councils constitution a meeting may be called by a minimum of 5 members of the council. The Conservative notice was signed by Cllrs Tilley (Group Leader), T. Cox (Deputy Leader), Barber (Faringdon), McGee (Grove), Duffield (Sutton Courtney & Appleford) and Murray (The Hendreds).• The Meeting will formally record the thanks of the Councillors to the Officers of the Council whose commitment and dedication was much valued during the recent emergency.• To allow statements and questions from members of the public.• To discuss the allocation of Government funding to help those affected by the flooding.• To discuss how the councils emergency planning and response can deal with future emergencies.Faringdon Councillor Matthew Barber said, “it is very important that we recognise the hard work that all officers of the council undertook, many working through the night to ensure information could be supplied to residents; but it is also important that all members of the public who were affected have a public forum in which they can tell the Council what went well and any areas on which we need to improve.”Leader of the Conservative Group Cllr Melinda Tilley added, “The next meeting of The Council isn’t until November 21st and that is simply too far away. The problems encountered by our residents show just how quickly situations like this can occur and with rivers still not back at summer levels it is vital we are prepared should this happen again”Conservative Parliamentary Candidate Nicola Blackwood said, “I am pleased the Vale Conservatives have called this meeting, it will allow all members of the public to highlight any problems they have encountered or any that are still ongoing. I urge anybody who would like to speak or make a point at the meeting to contact their local Conservatives who will be able to help them do so.”