The Highway Rangers are planning their next visit to Wreningham. If you think there is anything near you which they could address (see list below) then let the Clerk (clerk.wpc@gmail.com) know and we will collate the request for them. Please respond by Monday 23rd November.

What they do:

• Side out a carriageway or footway (overgrown grass/weeds or soil encroachment)
• Strim grass verges
• Clear verge grips
• Rod and flush drains
• Clean out drainage gullies
• Clean out drainage chambers
• Rod and flush kerb drainage off lets
• Wash signs, bollards or reflector posts
• Minor sign/post repairs (such as straightening and reattaching)
• Repair minor kerb defects
• Clear small areas of mud and soil from the carriageway.
• Soil and seed verges

What they don’t do:

• Repair carriageway / footway surface defects (such as potholes/ cracking), these should be raised with the Highways Dept when noticed as these are repaired by separate gangs.
• Clear ditches (in private ownership)
• Trim hedges (in private ownership)
• Street Name Plates ie “High St” (these are the responsibility of the District Council)
• Clear large areas of mud and soil from the carriageway,(District Council is the Street Cleaning Authority)
• Clear build up of leaves from footway /carriageway,(District Council is the Street Cleaning Authority)
• Rubbish/ litter pick (this is the responsibility of the District Council)

Every 13 weeks the Highway Rangers visit the village to undertake small works relating to the highways. 3 weeks before they visit they will contact the Parish Clerk and ask for suggestions of work they might tackle for the village. These suggestions will be collated from reports received from parishioners and Councillors.

Recently Richard Dellar (Highway Technician at NCC Highways) wrote to say:  “During the Ranger visit to Wreningham on 08 October 2015 the following works were carried out:

• Hethel Road — replace finger post;
• Ashwellthorpe Road – Strim path around stile and cut hedge;
• Rod out and clean pipe runs and clean gullies/ off let;
• Mill Lane  —  rod pipe runs clean gullies
• Mill Lane —  remove silt / mud at junction and carriageway;
• Toprow –  clean signs.”