Well to be fair that is a bit narrow for two Challys to pass each other!

Au contraire Grem.

A Chally 2 is 3.5m wide. 2x is 7m. Road + verge is 11m.

Bags of room.

"Never mind that manicured verge Driver, give it megawelly"

So far from being a "very narrow road" , I can safely pole an MBT up it.

Originally Posted by PartTimePongo

The members of the Grays Lane Residents Association make me ashamed of my links with Ashtead. Their comments to the council are vile and puerile and for Roger Bennett to say the lane is not wide enough to accommodate the extra traffic is an indication of the narrowness of the residents' minds. Unlike the old lanes of Ashtead, Grays Lane is very wide with deep grass verges. If the council has received 98 letters of protest, I urge those residents who don't agree with the bigotted view of the Association to write immediately to the council and disassociate themselves from a group of people whom I would be ashamed to call neighours.Ashamed of Ashtead

Pies2 and others on the CCTR , how did it go?

It went very well. Cargo has done some amazing work, big brownie points to him. I was shocked by the width and space of the area. In my minds eye I was expecting a dark and leafy lane. IT IS NOT A LANE IT IT IS A ROAD. The is ample space for two cars to pass without slowing down. All the properties are so well spaced and hedged that I fail to see how any SSAFA visitors would even be noticed. To be honest to see Grays Lane and to then compare the objections just made me even more angry than I was before. I think I speak for all present this evening in that regard.

Originally Posted by Sven

And Snozzer

What a brilliant piece of work on ebay :D :D :D

Can someone tip off the local rag about that one - perhaps some resident will want to save Ashteads face and win the auction

Sven, mate, the rag is here and my e-bay is shagged......

Let's go!!!!

Originally Posted by FARMBOY

Originally Posted by PartTimePongo

The members of the Grays Lane Residents Association make me ashamed of my links with Ashtead. Their comments to the council are vile and puerile and for Roger Bennett to say the lane is not wide enough to accommodate the extra traffic is an indication of the narrowness of the residents' minds. Unlike the old lanes of Ashtead, Grays Lane is very wide with deep grass verges. If the council has received 98 letters of protest, I urge those residents who don't agree with the bigotted view of the Association to write immediately to the council and disassociate themselves from a group of people whom I would be ashamed to call neighours.Ashamed of Ashtead

Pies2 and others on the CCTR , how did it go?

It went very well. Cargo has done some amazing work, big brownie points to him. I was shocked by the width and space of the area. In my minds eye I was expecting a dark and leafy lane. IT IS NOT A LANE IT IT IS A ROAD. The is ample space for two cars to pass without slowing down. All the properties are so well spaced and hedged that I fail to see how any SSAFA visitors would even be noticed. To be honest to see Grays Lane and to then compare the objections just made me even more angry than I was before. I think I speak for all present this evening in that regard.

Seconded.

Originally Posted by piespies

NEWSFLASH...NEWSFLASH...NEWSFLASH

http://tinyurl.com/3barkj

NEWSFLASH...NEWSFLASH...NEWSFLASH

Note the comments - support from within!

What wounderful news to have this lady called maggi altham, Ashtead actually speaking her mind and supporting this campaign

please,please , Maggi ask all your friends , family and colleagues to write letters of support to mole valley planning committee .

thankyou so much ms maggi altham for your support :D

Just to up the tempo on this I have just E mailed BBC news24:

Re: Headley Court military rehabilitation centre.

This story was brought to my attention via the Daily Mail on the 15 July.

Some members of the local 'communtity' have objected to a families house for wounded service men & women, as they deem it could be a terrorist target. And other such ridiculous arguments.

Iam currently a serving member of the armed forces, there is a very severe case of nimbyism in the local community. Iam a memeber of the Army Rumour Service (ARRSE) which has a rather large thread on this subject. I would like you to raise our point of view on this matter and let the rest of the Nation understand how we need such a place for the families of wounded service personel.
all the information is on:
www.arrse.co.uk

The thread is:

Nimby neighbours war with SSAFA - WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT


Lets see if they respond


Stilts

Ex-Mr Slug (under the patio now) was at Headley a few years ago, and I seem to remember him telling me that some punter from Status Quo lived round there. Does anyone know?

It was about 10 years ago though......

Does anybody think a letter to the First Minister & Deputy First Minister of NI would do any good? I'm not sure what else to do on the matter!

Originally Posted by Setanta

Does anybody think a letter to the First Minister & Deputy First Minister of NI would do any good? I'm not sure what else to do on the matter!

If you can wait until tomorrow I'll check to see if any current DMRC patients are local NI boys - there have certainly been some in the recent past.

It's a good point to make - the wounded and their families come from all parts of the UK.

Originally Posted by FARMBOY

I was shocked by the width and space of the area. In my minds eye I was expecting a dark and leafy lane. IT IS NOT A LANE IT IT IS A ROAD. The is ample space for two cars to pass without slowing down. All the properties are so well spaced and hedged that I fail to see how any SSAFA visitors would even be noticed. To be honest to see Grays Lane and to then compare the objections just made me even more angry than I was before. I think I speak for all present this evening in that regard.

Echo all of the above...