Author: Snow Warden

Our grateful thanks to Matt and Dave who’ve just gritted the hill for us.
Although we’ve had some very welcome new volunteers we do still need more who could drive and tow the gritter. Please contact the Parish Clerk if you are able to help.
Anne Mayes

I’m afraid that we’ve been unable to grit the hill tonight because no one is available- we really do need more volunteers. It will be cold and icy so do please take care. >
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Our thanks to Matt and Dom who’ve just been out to grit the hill. Done late in the hope of missing the earlier rain. Anne
Anne Mayes

Highways activated gritting of Secondary Routes today so the hill was done by them during the day. We’ve checked it tonight and it doesn’t need us to go out again. A heavier spread than usual was also put on last night so that is still having an effect. Anne
Anne Mayes

Matt and Colin have been out tonight and gritted the hill for us so grateful thanks to them for doing this.
We would still like to have a few more volunteers to help out, the team is not large and a few more would enable us to spread the load a bit more. People just aren’t available every time. You go out as a team of two, the driver now only needs a vehicle with a tow bar to take part. Please contact the Parish Clerk if you could help.
Anne Mayes

It’s alright, no sudden change in the weather! This is just a public thank you to the Bridford Snow Team for looking after us this winter. Fortunately it wasn’t a very severe winter but they were called upon to go out several times. We’d stopped anyway as social distancing is a bit of a challenge for this activity. Hopefully there‘ll be a few extra volunteers for next winter….. Anne Mayes

Tonight Dom and Matt have been out and done a run of the hill. It’s tricky as there is rain and heavy snow forecast but we can’t go out at 3am as Highways are doing. So, although it’s been done, it could well be icy still in the morning. Our thanks to them for going out. Anne

Our thanks to Mike who dismantled the Gritter, identified the problem and then ordered and replaced the parts for us.
Tonight Andy and Colin have been out and done a run of the hill. It’s tricky as there is rain but we can’t go out at 3am as Highways are doing. So, although it’s been done, it could well be icy still in the morning. Our thanks to them for going out. Anne

Jarrod, Colin and Ian have again undertaken the mammoth task of shovelling salt onto the steepest parts of the hill, so Pooks to Seven Views, then down to Stone Lane and finally the slope going down past Venn to the bottom – always useful to be able to stop there! They’ve added the area by the bus shelter and up to Church Lane. The parts not done will still need to be treated very carefully and slowly, but this is more than we could have expected and we are very grateful to them for doing this.
For various reasons we were down to just one driver for the past three nights, if there’s anyone else with a 4×4 and tow bar who could help please get in touch. It really is a vital service for the village. The required parts are being ordered tomorrow.
Anne. [email protected]

The Gritter needs some parts replacing, thanks to Mike for emptying it and diagnosing the fault. Jarrod, Colin and Ian have undertaken the sterling task of shovelling salt onto the steepest parts of the hill, so Pooks to Seven Views, then down to Stone Lane and finally the slope going down to Venn. The parts not done will still need to be treated very carefully and slowly, but this is more than we could have expected and we are very grateful to them for doing this. They hope to repeat this tomorrow for us. Anne