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News and Comment April 2024

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10 April - Twice a year is not enough

There will be no Council meeting to report until the middle of next week and then we must wait until near the end of the month to see another, so BiB must go into treading water mode again.

I was contemplating publishing the consumption figures received very recently from Octopus Energy because their Direct Debit demands are absolutely stupid but the good news is that I ignore them and they have never complained. I am still inclined to think that Octopus is much better than the alternatives but none of them is perfect.

Bellegrove RoadBellegrove RoadFortunately my Bellegrove Road correspondent came up with pictures of a gully cover having seen mine from Abbey Wood. (Example 1 - Example 2 - Example 3)

Strictly speaking they are not pictures of a gully cover because this one is completely covered in mud and you have to be a local with a good memory to know there is a one there.

My recent FOI response (because it was concerned with flooding as well as Zebra crossings) includes the words…


The council’s gullies are cleansed at least twice per year, and which [sic] extracts debris from the gully pots and then floods them with water to ensure the water subsides; meaning the pipe to the sewer/outfall is operational.


Despite the poor proof reading it is clear enough that gullies are scheduled to be cleaned at least twice a year. Perhaps Bellegrove man should submit an FOI asking when this drain was last flushed out. Only joking. I would guess that someone will tell Mr. Bashford that this gully should be jumped up the priority list.

Two days ago Country Style were out clearing the drainage ditch which runs from Lesnes Abbey Park to Fendyke Road and beyond. Good to see, even if it was only one man in the water and three observing from the road.

 

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