PS Well written letter from Andrew. I think road closures are acceptable in emergency situations but not as 'snow policy' as seems to be the position taken by by LB Lewisham. I also live on a closed road (now open) but honestly speaking I felt it was the best option at that time due to drivers speeding down it despite the road conditions.

Its a difficult one to balance extreme weather conditions which are no ones fault with corporate responsibility but I do think the balance should favour keeping the most challenging roads open at least for pedestrians if not drivers. Seemingly people can't take their cars out but they can't effectively gp by foot either as its extremely dangerous so its not clear how people are supposed to access basic provisions.

I do think the rest of us need to start lobbying our Councillors for a better winter service in this area despite the cuts as we could be in for quite a few incidences of this in the coming few months.