The group brings together bodies who worked so well with each other during and after last summer's floods in a forum to look at flooding issues for the future - such as the events of this weekend.

The board was set up following the recommendation of the Flood Review Panel to continue to foster the strong links with a number of agencies which developed and grew as a result of the flooding in June and July 2007.

It includes representatives from the ERYC, The Environment Agency, Yorkshire Water, Internal Drainage Boards, the National Farmers' Union and Natural England.

The new board has been set up to ensure its member agencies work together to develop future strategies and information which will reduce the risk of flooding in the East Riding.

It will influence and co-ordinate strategic expenditure across the agencies, ensure consultation on strategic flood management issues, and assist with bringing in investment and ensuring this is spent in priority areas.

Coun Jonathan Owen, deputy leader of the council, who chaired the meeting, said: "This was a very productive meeting to bring together all the agencies with whom we have been working closely over the past year.

"We aim to look at ensuring the cross agency working across the region is to priorities agreed by all, and that different agencies take ownership at senior level of the recommendations of the Flood Review Panel."

East Riding of Yorkshire Council undertook a substantial amount of work on repairs and emergency measures after the June 2007 floods and is continuing to work on repairing the region's infrastructure and protecting it for the future.

Money was needed for repairs to highways, pavements, footpaths, 75 schools, council houses and other flooded council assets.

There were grants to parish and town councils, funding to real aid to distribute payments to residents affected by the floods.

The floods also led to work around the collection and disposal of waste, an improved gully cleaning programme, and new resilience by improved multi-agency working for Emergency Planning measures.

The council has been granted £5m from the Department for Transport to invest in damaged highway infrastructure and just over £4m from the restoration fund to invest in further flood mitigation measures at a local level.

This funding will be used, together with the £500,000 allocated by the council in June, to target specific flood protection requirements in the East Riding.

These works, together with the £6.9m allocation for a new primary school at Hedon bring the council's expenditure as a result of the floods in June '07 more than £45m.

The flood resilience board will also monitor the implementation of the 60 key recommendations made by the ERYC's Flood Review Panel.