And to make matters worse – now the Residents of Bramley have no water…again!
Forget the rumble in the jungle and the recent dust-up in the desert; the latest mutter in the gutter is all about the stink in the Links (that’s Snowdenham Links in Bramley).
Traffic on the A281 has been at a standstill for the past couple of months while Asda, the new owner of the former Co-op-owned petrol station in Bramley, investigates a potential leak from the fuel tanks. The leak has been accused of polluting the village’s fragrant environs and upsetting regulars at The Jolly Farmer.
The investigations and clean-up operation, which must be costing millions, have—we’re now told—nothing to do with the present or former owners of the petrol station. For now, suspicion is turning to the utility companies, as rumours of a botched repair to a pipe by one of those companies some years ago, which has just been unearthed, might be the source of the problem.
Jane Austin—the Bramley Parish Councillor who has allowed neither pride nor prejudice to interfere with her efforts to get to the bottom of this issue—is hot on the trail. She is rumoured to be open to Jeremy Hunt’s persuasion to stand as a Tory Candidate. The question is whether Jane’s good sense and sensibilities will allow her to become embroiled in the unholy mess that is the current Tory Party while the saga of the stench rolls on.
But the only question on the minds of Bramley residents at the moment is who will pick up the bill for the chaos in Bramley—Thames Water, Surrey County Council Highways, BT, or British Gas?
Like all the best sagas, this one rumbles on whilst the rest of us wait with bated breath for the final denouement!
This is what the public will face for the next eight long weeks. – In fact, the General Election will be a fond memory when regular queueing resumes in Bramley High Street and along the A281.
The access from Thorncombe Street is completely closed off, so there is no access via Snowdenham Lane to from / Godalming, and a diversion is in place.
It is Shambolic – I had to drive to London this morning and there are THREE sections with Roadworks; The 1st about 1 – 1.5 miles before you get to Bramley from the Horsham end, that wasn’t doing anything or even on at 9:10 this morning and the One on The High Street and Beyond by the schools.
So suggest anyone driving to London adds at least 30mins to their Journey – I don’t know how bad it is during Rush Hour as I don’t do that any more!
These Poor residents will potentially have no useable drinking water from their Taps for 4 weeks (on BBC news this evening) One lady on the radio also questioned whether you can use the water in Dish washers, Washing machines, baths, Showers etc…. It doesn’t seem as if anyone knows what is going on.
It is just a very Smelly situation in Bramley and my heart goes out to those residents. No doubt there will be similar in other areas… and I do worry about all the developements in Alfold either side of the Petrol Station on the A281 Horsham Road…… Where Housing elevations have been raised hugely… You just wonder what is below them – As the saying goes BUYER BEWARE!
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