Originally Posted by Lancashire Lassie (Post 867680)

I've just rang they said that 'offers' finished last week :(

what do we do for the rest of the winter!!

im on a really bad street and have to hold the wall all the way down and when i live in the top house its hard work!! xx

Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 867706)

According to your details you are in Ossy. I wouldn't worry about it, you get first priority in bad weather :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 867744)

When I opened the front door this afternoon someone had dumped a bag of the stuff.

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 867859)

It will be used on the footpath and street when its needed.

I might use the 2 buckets full of grit from the grit bin last year first though that I have saved for emergencies. The recent weather did not require its use.

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 867744)

When I opened the front door this afternoon someone had dumped a bag of the stuff.

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 867859)

It will be used on the footpath and street when its needed.

I might use the 2 buckets full of grit from the grit bin last year first though that I have saved for emergencies. The recent weather did not require its use.

Originally Posted by katex (Post 867868)

Aaaah ! That's why you were flashing your eyelashes at Cllr. Britcliffe Wednesday night.. :D

Originally Posted by katex (Post 867868)

Just a reminder (not Neil.. he knows obviously), that using the grit from the grit bins on your drive is considered theft.

Originally Posted by Neil (Post 867876)

Erm not quite, I was texting Cllr Pritchard (not one one with the funny chains on) to ask if someone on the front row was asleep though :D

Originally Posted by Gayle (Post 867901)

Well now you know how I feel during your Chairman of Rhyddings Park speeches!!!!:D

Originally Posted by Gayle (Post 867870)

Mine arrived.

To be honest, I've been really disappointed by a lot of comments on this thread.

Last year LCC got caught out with the snow and didn't provide enough grit in the bins. HBC were powerless because LCC manage all the gritting so this year tried to do something positive to help the residents.

Unfortunately they got caught out a bit by the early snowfall. I don't know about you, but I can't remember it snowing before Christmas for many, many years - who could have predicted that?

They did their best to get the word out through normal channels - i.e. website, papers, area management meetings etc - so if you didn't find out about it, it's because you actively avoid finding out. It's been a topic of discussion on here for about a month so there's no excuse for not knowing and then subsequently missing out. You can't blame the council for that - they did their best to let everyone know without incurring more costs.

As for the costs - the first post from Ken says that Cllr Ciaren Wells had calculated that it would cost £6.6m to do this. In reality it's been little over £16k. Heaven help us if someone with those maths skills ever gets in power.

Originally Posted by Gayle (Post 867901)

It was that interesting was it? You thought the audience might be asleep?

Originally Posted by Gayle (Post 867870)

To be honest, I've been really disappointed by a lot of comments on this thread.

Originally Posted by Gayle (Post 867870)

Mine arrived.

To be honest, I've been really disappointed by a lot of comments on this thread.

Last year LCC got caught out with the snow and didn't provide enough grit in the bins. HBC were powerless because LCC manage all the gritting so this year tried to do something positive to help the residents.

Unfortunately they got caught out a bit by the early snowfall. I don't know about you, but I can't remember it snowing before Christmas for many, many years - who could have predicted that?

They did their best to get the word out through normal channels - i.e. website, papers, area management meetings etc - so if you didn't find out about it, it's because you actively avoid finding out. It's been a topic of discussion on here for about a month so there's no excuse for not knowing and then subsequently missing out. You can't blame the council for that - they did their best to let everyone know without incurring more costs.

As for the costs - the first post from Ken says that Cllr Ciaren Wells had calculated that it would cost £6.6m to do this. In reality it's been little over £16k. Heaven help us if someone with those maths skills ever gets in power.