It is with an extremely heavy heart that we announce that this year’s Looe Food & Drink Festival will be unable to go ahead.
Looe Food Festival have made the following announcement:
Safety is, and has always been, our main priority for the festival.
The winds forecast on Sunday are just too strong to allow any marquee to be safely erected, and keep our vendors, chefs and visitors safe.
This is not a decision that we made lightly, as a new festival, the cancellation is costly and gutting. We are devastated.
We’ll be working hard behind the scenes to ensure Looe Food Festival lives on & is back next year.
Huge thanks to Cornish Collection, The Sardine Factory, Looe Harbour and Looe Town Council for their work behind the scenes.
The Environment Agency have issued the following flood alert.
Flood Alert in force: South Cornwall coast from Gribbin Head to Rame Head.
Flooding is possible for: Gribbin Head to Rame Head including Fowey, Golant, Lostwithiel, Lerryn, Polruan, Polperro, Looe and the Looe Rivers and Seaton. Flooding is possible over the high tides on Tuesday evening and Wednesday.
High water at Plymouth on Tuesday is at 19:53 and Wednesday at 08:15. Flooding is possible an hour either side of high tide. Times of high water will vary along the coast.
Locations particularly at risk include low lying areas of Fowey including Fore Street, Town Quay, Albert Quay and Caffa Mill Car park, Lostwithiel including Quay Street and the Recreation ground, East Looe and West Looe, Millendreath, Polperro Harbour, and the B3247 at Seaton.
Detailed tidal information; The forecast high tide level at Plymouth on Tuesday is 2.95 mAOD. Expect tide levels to be around 0.3m above tide table level. Force 5 southerly winds and offshore wave heights of over 2.7m are forecast over the high tide.
To check the latest information for your area
What you should consider doing now:
A Flood Alert has been issued by the Environment Agency.
Flood Alert in force: South Cornwall coast from Gribbin Head to Rame Head.
Flooding is possible for: Gribbin Head to Rame Head including Fowey, Golant, Lostwithiel, Lerryn, Polruan, Polperro, Looe and the Looe Rivers and Seaton.
Be prepared.
Flooding is possible over the high tide on Monday evening. High water at Plymouth is at 19:13, times of high water will vary along the coast. High water levels are forecast to cause flooding between 18:00 and 20:00.
Locations particularly at risk include low lying areas including Fore Street, Town Quay, Albert Quay and Caffa Mill Car park at Fowey, Quay Street and Recreation ground at Lostwithiel, Polperro Harbour, Quay Road and The Quay at Looe and the B3247 at Seaton Do not walk or drive through flood water or waves.
Coastal conditions should ease for Tuesday morning’s high tide, however, conditions are forecast to worsen from Tuesday evenings tide, bringing a further risk of flooding. Flood alerts and warnings will be issued if required.
We are monitoring the situation and will update this information by midday on Tuesday, or if the situation changes.
Detailed tidal information: The forecast high tide at Plymouth is 2.67 mAOD. Expect tide levels to be around 0.1m above tide table level. Force 4 SW winds and offshore wave heights of over 1.4m are forecast over the high tide.
To check the latest information for your area
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* Visit the GOV.UK website to see the current flood warnings, view river and sea levels or check the 5-day flood risk forecast: https://check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/target-area/114WACT1T1CA00
* Or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 using quickdial code: 211002.
* Follow @EnvAgency and #floodaware on Twitter.
* Tune into weather, news and travel bulletins on local television and radio.
What you should consider doing now
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* Monitor local water levels and weather conditions.
* Get ready to act on your flood plan if you have one.
* Move your car or other vehicles to higher ground, if it is safe to do so.
* Prepare a flood kit of essential items including a torch with spare batteries, mobile phone and charger, warm clothes, insurance documents, water, food, first aid kit and any prescription medicines or baby care items you may need.
* Businesses should inform staff and customers about the situation.
* Check that you know how to turn off your gas, electricity and water mains supplies.
* In rural locations, farmers should consider moving livestock and equipment away from areas likely to flood.
* Avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water. 30 cm of fast-flowing water can move a car and 6 inches can knock an adult off their feet.
* Flood water is dangerous and may be polluted. Wash your hands thoroughly if you’ve been in contact with it.
⚠️ Yellow Weather Warning⚠️
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain tonight, coinciding with high tide and strong winds.
Flood barriers will be installed at Looe Library & Community Hub as a precaution. We recommend that residents and businesses in Looe also take any steps they feel necessary.
For the latest advice and updates, please reference:
https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/fire-and-rescue-service/keeping-safe/flooding/
Please remember, you can call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 any time night or day for real-time flood warnings and advice.
It’s Carnival Week !
Due to Looe Carnival week celebrations which commence this evening, Monday 28th July 2025 there are a few road closures in place to ensure the safety of participants.
Please click the following link for more information: event-site-notice
A reminder: A Full Council Meeting will take place this evening.
Details are as follows:
📅 Date: 17th June 2025
🕖 Time: 6pm
📍 Location: Council Chambers
Please email enquiries@looetowncouncil.gov.uk to register your attendance.
You can read the agenda here:https://www.looetowncouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/LTC-Full-Council-AGENDA-17-06-25-1.pdf
Please note that the men’s toilets at The Guildhall will be closed on Tuesday 17th June as our maintenance team to carry out essential repairs. ‘Closed for Maintenance’ signs will be in place on the day.
We apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding while the work is taking place.
Thank you!
– Looe Town Council
