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DfE / Kier's plan of improvement works to MPF's car park |
Isobel is a Conservative local councillor on Reading Borough Council, first elected in 2006. She represents Mapledurham Ward. This is her personal blog with news & her views. Do visit her Facebook page for more regular posts: Cllr Isobel Ballsdon. To sign up for her eNewsletter or contact Isobel about a council-related matter, please send her an email: Isobel.Ballsdon@reading.gov.uk
Thursday, 25 February 2021
Temporary closure of Mapledurham Pavilion's car park & access
Sunday, 14 February 2021
Petition to get Reading BC to improve drainage and the surface of Upper Warren Avenue's dip
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UWA's dip February 2021 |
After years of lobbying for Upper Warren Avenue's (UWA's) deteriorating tarmac to be resurfaced, finally in November 2020 contractors carried out the work. Within days though, following heavy rain which pooled in the bottom of UWA's dip, the new tarmac surface started to break up.
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Late November 2020 (facing east) |
I have raised the issue several times with officers and they have confirmed that the surface will be resurfaced in Spring. I however want to ensure that the drainage problems are sorted out first to give the new tarmac a decent lifespan. It simply is not good enough for it to break up within days of being laid.
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Mid-November 2020 (after dark) |
Do please consider signing my petition.