UPDATED - Road Gritting

The council have now agreed to grit the roads

In the recent icy conditions, many of you will have realised that the road from the A43 roundabout to Mawsley (the C31) is not gritted for its entire length. Whilst the C31 is part of the "Precautionary Gritting Network" to the turn for Old, the section from that turn is only to be gritted in "Prolonged Adverse Weather Conditions" (i.e. below freezing for 48 hours or more). The Parish Council is actively seeking that the C31 from the Old turn - to at least the Loddington Way entrance to Mawsley - be added to the Precautionary Gritting Network as it considers anything less to be dangerous in the extreme.

The Parish Council has, in the last few days, been advised by the County Council that they refuse to change their current gritting network and therefore the access road to Mawsley will remain untreated unless we have prolonged adverse conditions. We believe this to be unacceptable particularly given the number of vehicle movements that take place each day, the speed at which vehicles travel along the C31 and the potential for accidents that exists. If you agree with the Parish Council's concerns, we would be grateful if you could contact us giving your name, address and the number of times you, or members of your family, drive along the C31 on a daily basis. This information will greatly assist our lobbying of the County Council to change their position.

Until such time as we can advise to the contrary, do not assume that the C31 is gritted all the way to Mawsley and, in icy conditions, take extra care!