Great maintenance work!

Geoff Dellow is full of praise for the work done by the local County Highways maintenance team: both the engineer in charge, Graham Wheelhouse, and the helpful workers who did the job this morning.



They have just replaced a faulty slab (bottom right), not with asphalt as is usual but with a matching slab - the fresh cement will wear off, though a wipe with water would have helped.

Whilst expressing his thanks to the workers in the truck in the background he found that they had been specifically instructed NOT to use asphalt by Graham Wheelhouse the local County Engineer. They were pleased to have been allowed to do a good job and they reported that they had a stash of older matching slabs which management didn't know about . These they used on occasions like this when allowed.


One thing they regretted was they were only allowed to do the work on their worksheet - just two yards further there is a broken slab they would have been happy to replace - a job that would have taken just five more minutes - yet bureaucracy didn't allow them to do the obvious.

"Well at least asphalt hadn't been used this time as is the case a few yards further on."

Question for Graham Wheelhouse:

Is this the beginning of a new policy in repairs?

Why was a matching slab used and not asphalt?

Is it true that he has plans to upgrade the stretch of pavement opposite the Nat West Bank on Queen's Street when bollards are to be inserted to stop parking on the pavement?

If so Geoff Dellow is a very happy guy!

However on reflection Geoff Dellow was perhaps too generous with praise.

Why oh why could the workmen spend five minutes wiping away the cement now we will have a mess for years to come until it wears off.

Some serious supervision problems going on - so nearly there!

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