• Resurfacing THE STREET

    Just in case you don’t know The Street, Brampton is being re-surfaced. The plan is to do the job tomorrow but it does depend on the weather – we will however not get any further notice. Please try not to park cars on The Street as this will delay the work. There will also be road sweeping on the following day.
    Please also remember that they use a tar base so animals should not be allowed on The Street as the work is done and for a little while after.
    The road will not be closed but there will be inconvenience. In the Parish Council we have been asking for this work to be done for several years and hopefully they can complete in a few hours and the road will be better afterwards although there will be loose chippings that can be dangerous.
    Please let your neighbours know.
    There remains a vacancy on the Parish Council which we can fill by co-option if anyone is interested please contact Maggie Claridge, the Clerk, on [email protected]
    UPDATE
    Despite the promise of the contractor to do the road work today (30/06) it is very clear that nothing has happened – I am a little annoyed on your behalf about this and our Parish Clerk has spoken to the area engineer who now says that it may be anytime in the next three working days. We will try and get better imminent warning but they may just turn up unannounced so can we please try to keep the road clear again. Nothing will happen if the weather is bad and I do appreciate that it is difficult. I do thank residents though as the road was clear today when they were supposed to turn up.
  • Parking on The Street, Brampton

    At a recent Parish Council meeting we discussed the issue of vehicles parked on narrow parts of The Street, Brampton, particularly near to the junction of Back Lane. This parking causes other vehicles trying to get by over further than they should go and, in turn, this damages banking and the road edges.

    We understand that many people live in properties with parking space for only one vehicle when they have more than one car out of necessity. We also accept that there are no legal restrictions and do not believe that they would be helpful. However with the inevitable growth of larger vehicle traffic through the village led by supermarket delivery vans and courier services we do accept that the situation is worsening and that will continue. We have tried to find parking space in Upper Brampton but residents will be aware that there is nowhere available. In order to minimise damage we ask two things. Firstly that all vehicles should be parked with great care and sensitivity. Secondly, if there is an option between a larger and smaller vehicle it is the smaller one that should be parked on the road.

    Please also note that on a date not yet notified but said to be in May 2016 The Street is to be resurfaced and residents WILL have to make alternate arrangements then. We will give as much notice as we can.

  • Street Sweeping in Brampton

    The Parish Council has been making a fuss about the condition of “The Street” and “Back Lane” and have asked that the roads be cleaned. We have just received their reply which is – : The Highways technician has inspected the roads in question and as “the wheel tracks” were clear they would not be sweeping them.

    Residents are requested to individually complain to the Highways to build up a head of complaint steam. Their reply does not take into account the fact that the roads are also used by walkers, cyclists and horse riders. Nor does it take account of thee fact that vehicles still have to manoeuver through the slough in order to pass one another. To follow their argument logically they would never grit a road if wheel tracks are there to be seen.

    UPDATE (28/11) -: We are advised that the farmer is about to start cropping the Sugar Beet. This will inevitably lead to more mud and disruption but agricultural necessity dictates that this is an unavoidable consequence of the harvest (and we all need sugar). The farmer in question had however stated that he will clean-up once the harvest has been collected. If the road becomes too bad please let us know.

    A dirty Back Lane which is unpleasant to walk down, practically impassable to cyclists and dangerous for horses. Copyright all photos on this item Stu Wilson
    A dirty Back Lane which is unpleasant to walk down, practically impassable to cyclists and dangerous for horses. Copyright all photos on this item Stu Wilson
    Further down Back Lane
    Further down Back Lane
    The Street
    The Street – parked cars don’t help here either!

     

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