Cotswold MP Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown reconvened his annual flood meeting on Friday following the worst flooding in the Cotswolds since 2007. Due to the extraordinary circumstances related to coronavirus, the meeting was held for the first time via a Facebook live stream, with the help of the Barn Theatre in Cirencester. There were reports from Gloucestershire County Council, Cotswold District Council, Cirencester Town Council, parish councils, Thames Water and the Environment Agency. Around 100 Cotswolds residents watched the live stream and submitted questions to be answered by the relevant representative spokesperson from each organisation on the panel. The seriousness of this year’s very heavy rainfall around Christmas on already saturated ground caused significant flooding in the constituency, especially in Cirencester and Bledington.