Quite a few people have been in touch over the last few days about what is being done to grit our icy streets and pavements, and with the reports in the media about grit shortages, I wanted to pass on an update I have managed to get out of the Council.

Before the recent spell of cold weather arrived, we asked the Council whether it had sufficient grit to cope, and we were assured they did. However, it now appears we are running very low, and may run out this week before the thaw sets in.

Therefore, according to the Council:

- Gritting is being done on a 'London resilience' basis - what that means is that all A and B roads (anything coloured yellow, red, orange on a map) should be gritted. A small numbers of others, on bus routes, and required for emergency service access, are also being done.
- Street sweepers are using shovels where possible, but no grit is being put on pavements, in order to conserve supplies.
- The only way roads not currently being gritted will be added to the list is at the request of emergency services.

You can get more information by following this link: http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/NewsAndEvents...itions.htm