(Starting a new thread to deal with issues to do with the cold: getting roads gritted, making sure people are safe, etc)
I walked from Langton to Swanage today, to visit my daugher who lives at Alexander Terrace. I didn't get there. The end of Manwell was impassable on foot, just a huge sheet of ice across the road, so I tried to go up through Hobourne Park, also impassable, spooky, no footprints in the snow. They have run out of grit, the people living in this part of Swanage are all elderly. I saw no one, they cannot even step out of their door. If this weather continues for much longer it will cause huge problems for these people. I phoned DCC to report the lack of grit, but also said I was very concerned for the welfare of these people, even if the bins are refilled with grit, there is probably no one that is able do anything with it. Does anyone know, if there is someone in Swanage that is able to reach these people with a 4 wheel drive to check that they are ok.
Mum who lives at the other end of Swanage is doing her best to clear her neighbours paths. She is way over 70 but is for ever young.
Collette
Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Swanageview vital communication":
Hi Collette
sorry to hear about this. I'm not able to help myself, but - possibly clutching at straws -
St Johns 08700 10 49 50
Sally Army 424578
Police 422004
STC 423636
Health Centre 422231
NFU 553472
hopefully someone reading this!
Posted by Anonymous to swanageview at 7:09 PM
Friday, January 08, 2010
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Anonymous said...
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Collette, your concerns should be everyone's concerns. There are many hilly side roads which are clearly impassable.
Our road, in Langton, is only around 100 metres long, and typical, but it is only an easy task for 4x4s as there is an incline, it is solid ice. I went to Travis Perkins yesterday and came back with bags of sharp sand as they are still awaiting salt. It is better than nothing, but I cannot spread it over the entire road.
Once again, Council Tax and administration of such times comes into question. Should we expect better, I think so?
The elderly, trapped in their own homes, is something about which urgent thought and deed should be ther done thing. The area has been caught out. There is certainly a shortage of road salt, but priorities in particular areas should have long since been considered. If you can get to town there is no problem whatsoever with snow or ice, but higher ground needs immediate work.
Paul.
Posted by Paul. to swanageview at 10:48 AM -
8/1/10 11:16 am
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Anonymous said...
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The council have now received other concerns re Hobourne Park, and someone is collecting prescriptions and shopping etc. So hopefully they are all ok up there. Thanks for the list of useful tel. nos.
C -
8/1/10 4:04 pm
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