At approx 19.15 this evening (Easter Sunday 27 Mar) a sky lantern (with burner in full flame) appeared over the houses between Chalkpit Lane, High Street and Abbotts Ann Road. It was very low and a struggling to gain height; it dipped down out of sight almost immediately then, after a few moments reappeared struggling to gain height. Fortunately it then gained height, and did not crash again into one of the thatched properties along the High Street or the lower part of Chalkpit Lane, before sailing off North East. The lantern was white with a large red heart on one side.

Such lanterns pose a danger to thatched properties, as well as livestock. Please, please DO NOT light such things.

From Southern Water – to explain the activity at the Waste-water Pumping Station in Chalkpit Lane, Monxton.

Presently they are employing eight tankers to help control the flows of waste-water, exacerbated by a high volume of groundwater, into the station.

 

The station is designed to cope with such flows but an equipment failure has caused a chamber within the station to flood. SW hasten to add there has been no external spillage. The remedy is to over-pump from the wet well into the rising main but to expose the rising main we need the consent of the landowner Barrie Hayward to access his field and dig. Mr Hayward has quickly consented – not the first time he has helped the village – and we are grateful to him.

 

SW will keep us posted with the progress of the repair. Meanwhile, as they have in the past, SW shall repair any damage caused by the tankers and apologise for any inconvenience caused. Repairs unlikely to be effective before early next week.

If you wish to speak to SW re this event then please quote Ref 3650367.

Tel: 0330 303 1263