A PARISH council is still waiting for a flood report to be completed - six years after flooding caused chaos in Cumbria.

Dalston Parish Council asked Cumbria County Council's flood team for a report on how flooding in the village could be prevented following the devastating floods of 2005 and 2015 that affected vast swathes of Cumbria.

In February, two villagers who live on The Green in Dalston raised concerns at the parish council meeting after their gardens were flooded during heavy rainfall earlier this year.

It was requested that the whole area and the drainage system on The Green was looked at to prevent similar issues in the future.

Temporary defences like the walls protecting the village's victory hall were also suggested

Speaking after this week's meeting, Cllr Ann Byers, the chairman of the council, explained the situation..

She said: "We've had terrible floods here in 2015 and 2005. The river Caldew goes right through Dalston and it goes up and down very quickly.

"When we had bad floods the village green and the road flooded, it comes down from the fields too.

"Fortunately, we haven't had any houses flood but the Victory Hall flooded badly in 2015 and they've had to do a lot of work.

"After that, the flood officer came out. It was found that the drainage pipe along the green by the road wasn't big enough, it was blocked at one end, and there was lots of areas where it leaked. It's just a big problem."

A survey was due to be carried out by the flood authority, but due to issues with equipment, the survey never took place.

Tuesday's meeting of the parish council was attended by the county council's Helen Renyard, flood and development officer at Cumbria County Council, who again reiterated a commitment to carrying out the survey once the correct equipment is in place.

Mrs Byers said that while some councillors were disappointed, she understood the team were busy with other areas in the county which had been worse affected by flooding in recent weeks.

She added: "The flood team are now trying to buy their own equipment.

"The councillors were quite upset. They're demanding dates, but the flooding agency have got priorities - lots of people were flooded down in Millom, so they're a priority.

"No houses have been flooded here yet, but we want to try and prevent that. We're waiting for them to come and do the survey."

The Parish Council's website also makes reference to the flood problem - it reads: "Dalston village has the rivers Caldew and the Roe running through it. Both rivers have flood implications which are seen on an ever increasing frequency."

The December 2015 floods, caused by Storm Desmond, were particularly devastating for Cumbria - in total 7,465 properties were flooded, affecting an estimated14,694 people.

Since then, a number of flood defence works have been carried out across Cumbria to prevent such damage occurring again.

In March, The Environment Agency announced it had exceeded targets to protect 300,000 homes from across the UK from flooding, including thousands in Cumbria.

One of the largest schemes in Cumbria is the £25 million Carlisle Flood Risk Management Scheme, covering the Melbourne Park area of the city.