Posted in Roads on Thursday January 14, 2010| 6 Comments »
Please keep the blog updated about the roads – of particular interest – A515, Alsop Rd, Bradbourne/Kniveton, Longcliffe.
8.30am
Alsop Road is slushy rather than icy. The A515 to Ashbourne and Buxton is OK, but take care especially with the fog.
Bradbourne to Ashbourne is also OK but with care.
Delighted to see that some of the worst potholes have been filled. Remember to ring Call Derbyshire 01629 533085 or 08456 058 058 to report any other potholes that you consider need urgent attention.
Posted in 2010, Posts of Note, Roads on Wednesday January 13, 2010| 1 Comment »
This interesting comment has just been made in response to the article Exclusive photos of the B5056
How nice to see my work appreciated! I thought that I might be alone in admiring the milestones and their history. The one showing ‘W Slack, Brasfington’ is next to my house at Woodeaves. About 20 years ago a truck ran over it and smashed it into three large pieces and a number of smaller bits. The remnants lay hidden in the undergrowth until I decided to take advantage of the road closure and investigate without being mown down by a truck! I found the big pieces easily enough and one small piece with a fragment of carving on it; the rest was lost.
With the help of my neighbour, we ‘righted’ the base stone. I then assembled the pieces and bonded them in place. The missing pieces are replaced by a resin mortar using limestone dust gratefully received from Longcliffe quarry laboratories.
The carved lettering is picked out in black paint and the white surface just scrubbed clean. I’m delighted with the result and the fact that someone has noticed it. I subsequently unearthed the ‘Ashburn 3 miles’ and cleared it of undergrowth. It just needed a scrub up to restore it as shown.
To confirm my obsession (to the desperation of my wife) I have now located virtually all the milestones between Woodeaves and Haddon. They all need a good wash so be kind if you see me out there with a scrubbing brush!!
I have yet to find the ‘Ashburn 4 miles’ (just past the Bradbourne turn) and ‘Ashborn 5 miles’ (after the Parwich turn). If you know where they are please let me know. They may turn up as gateposts at some distance from their original site.
Dave R (milepost nutter)
PS Have a look on the Ashbourne – Kniveton – Carsington route if you detour that way and see how many milestones you can find to this design!!!
Posted in Roads on Wednesday January 13, 2010| 9 Comments »
Black Ice – Danger on roads and pavements.
18:40 – Please keep the blog up to date with road conditions, especially as yesterday the A515 seemed to deteriorate during the day.
Thank you to Alice B & Christine G for letting us know that the pavements and roads are extremely icy this morning, so a danger to drivers and pedestrians. The problem is that the the ice looks wet rather than icy.
It has been snowing in Ashbourne since 8.30am and the road via Bradbourne and Kniveton was treacherous – Thanks Cheryl.
Ian P reports no problems at all in Ashbourne this morning.
Road to Buxton and Matlock drivable with extreme car – Black Ice – Thanks Graham & Amanda.
Some snow is settling on the A515 and the Alsop Road, but they remain usable with care (thanks Sue H and Ian P). Having said that, there was an accident this morning, at the junction with Crosslow Lane/Oxdales Farm at Alsop Moor, which involved three vehicles and temporarily blocked both carriageways.
4.30pm – A515 from Ashbourne was OK but there is snow covering the Alsop Road, so take care. This morning a 4WD was unable to get up the hill to Longcliffe. What are conditions like now?
6:30pm – Graham J reports a bad drive back from Buxton on the A515, which doesn’t appear to have been gritted for some time. That and a combination of compacted snow/ice has made for some of the most treacherous driving conditions so far this winter on this road. Buxton-bound was completely snarled up at Alsop Moor, with wagons queued up and unable to get up the hill toward Buxton.
If you’re planning a journey, we recommend checking the BBC Derby travel updates, as these cover our region and are kept fully up to date. We’ve added a permanent link to this page in the “LOCAL LINKS” section, on the right hand sidebar of the blog.
Posted in Roads on Tuesday January 12, 2010| 10 Comments »
Please keep us updated, this is particularly useful for those in 2WD.
Just spoken to someone who has driven from Chesterfield to Monyash and they had no problems, the road through Monyash just needs to be taken carefully.
12.30pm – Just come back from Monyash and the A515 is OK, there is a lot of snow drifting onto the southbound carriageway between Parsley Hay and the Biggin turn off, with the fog coming down, just drive with care.
The gritter has come down the Alsop Road this morning after 8.25am and before 12.15pm, so that is good.
Posted in Roads on Monday January 11, 2010| 14 Comments »
Last updated: 18:40. People returning to Parwich have so far reported no particular problems. Within Parwich itself, the sleet turned into rain this afternoon, before stopping. The temperature has settled at around zero, and the two main roads into the village are basically OK, even though they haven’t been gritted. Conditions on most roads in our immediate vicinity are slushy, slippery and wet, although the less used thoroughfares are becoming more glassy and hazardous as night falls.
A nasty ice ridge has developed on the Alsop road, not far from Emma and Rob’s on the edge of Parwich. Matt H felt plenty of scraping under his car this evening, and thought that it could easily damage some.
As no more sleet or snow is forecast until tomorrow afternoon, we can reasonably expect that tomorrow morning’s driving conditions will be a little bit better than today’s.
As from 15:24, the A515 south of Buxton has been reported as re-opened.
The Alsop road wasn’t gritted last night, which left it initially passable to 4X4s only. Jean C had to turn back earlier on, and Debbie W told us that the school bus couldn’t make it through – raising worrying questions as to how the emergency services might reach us.
However, according to Brian B at around 12:45 (in a 4WD), the Alsop road was much improved and “very clear”. Peter T confirmed that the road has improved, although the growing number of potholes is problematic and the final ascent to the A515 is still nasty; Brian F in his front wheel drive made it only on the third attempt. And once again, do beware of that ice ridge near Emma and Rob’s. So if you’re taking the Alsop road out of the village, the verdict seems to be: fine for 4WDs, probably manageable but still best avoided for 2WDs.
We don’t yet know whether the Alsop road will be gritted. A request has been made to the County Council, but no one was able to confirm or deny whether this will actually happen. If you see a gritter, please let us know!
As far as we know, the A515 was closed today in at least three places: northwards only from the market place in Ashbourne, at the Longnor/Monyash junction (B5055), and in both directions between the A5270 (Brierlow Bar) and B5035 (King Street) in Buxton. It was also flagged as “hazardous” around the Hartington area. However, the stretch between the top of the Alsop Road and the Via Gellia turn-off at Newhaven has remained open and usable throughout, and the southbound stretch of the A515 from the Alsop road to Ashbourne is “fine with care”. We think the A515 has now been fully re-opened in both directions.
The road through Monyash was reported this morning as “very bad”.
QEGS in Ashbourne closed at 11:45am this morning.
Conditions around Bradbourne have been described as slippy and treacherous, with cars this morning struggling in queues to get up and down the hill next to Netherton Hall. However, cars have been making it to Parwich from Bradbourne, with the gradient of the road working in their favour. The TM Travel 411 bus service between Parwich and Ashbourne has been running a regular (if heavily delayed) service through the day, and this also makes use of the lane between Bradbourne and Knockerdown/Carsington Water.
The latest word (17:00) on the Bradbourne lanes is that although the road condition is pretty good, problems occur when pulling over to let other vehicles pass – as you never quite know what you’re pulling over into.
Non-4X4 vehicles have been managing all day to get into Parwich via the southern road from the B5056. However, the road has been very slippery – particularly by the Red House (near the junction with the B5056), so the advice is to go easy on the brakes.
The builders at the Memorial Hall made it in this morning from Ripley & Ashover via Longcliffe in a car, but they said it was only passable with great care.
The milk van made it into the village, but it ran into difficulties on Monsdale Lane, just up from Spenedge (Don & Aud). A team of helpers managed to turn it around.
Postal deliveries were made as normal this morning. Thanks to our new postman for making it through.
The upper section of Creamery Lane (between the Monsdale Lane junction and Rathbone Hall) is more or less impassable to traffic – with the exception of the Peak Oil truck, which sprinted up to Val and Nick’s at 14:50. Kiln Lane is in a poor but slightly better state, but Matt H’s vehicle has become stuck by Rathbone Croft.
The estimated travelling time to Derby this morning was two hours. 2WD vehicles managed to make the journey, via the Via Gellia and the A6 through Belper. Matt H tells us that the return journey (via Ashbourne and Alsop) was problem-free.
The estimated travelling time to Buxton this morning was also two hours! Graham J managed to make the journey via Matlock.
It took Ian P 1.25 hours to travel from Parwich to Sheffield this morning: leaving at 6:25am and travelling via Longcliffe, Grangemill, Bakewell & Baslow. Ian tells us that his return journey was much easier.
The road at Longcliffe has been bad, and at one stage only passable by 4WD, but Ian (a 2WD driver) tells us that the road is now much better. The climb up to Longcliffe had been reported earlier as particularly tricky. We also heard that a lorry jack-knifed at Longcliffe during the morning.
The A6 to Buxton is OK, but side roads in Buxton are “lousy”. For Buxton-related travel and weather news, the rolling “ticker tape” at the top of the ever-reliable Buxton Weather site is being regularly updated.
Thanks to Rich G for alerting us to the BBC’s traffic updates for the Derby area, which are being regularly updated. It’s well worth bookmarking this page for future reference.
Do please keep us updated with any information you might have – it will be very gratefully received.
Posted in Roads on Saturday January 9, 2010| 16 Comments »
With another layer of fresh snow on the ground, and still more snow forecast for tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon and evening, any information on the current state of the roads would be very gratefully received. Our site stats tell us that the number of visits to PARWICH.ORG has increased almost threefold over the past few days, which suggests that a lot of you must be looking for this sort of information – so please do share what you know.
Travelling into Parwich from Nottingham this lunchtime – via Derby, Allestree, Kedleston, Hulland Ward, Carsington Water and Bradbourne – we experienced no particular difficulties until we joined the lane from Knockerdown to Bradbourne. Although the lane has been regularly gritted and is in a reasonable state for traffic, special care and attention is needed over this stretch. (There’s one benefit, though: by slowing right down, you’ll get a chance to take in the spectacularly beautiful scenery on either side of the lane.)
Care is also needed on the Hognaston bypass (which runs along the edge of Carsington Water). This was badly affected during Friday evening’s snowfall, with traffic unable to progress at much more than 5mph. The road is a lot better today, but it’s still far from being hazard-free.
Our one potential “sticky moment” came on the approach road to Parwich, north of the Ballidon turn-off but south of the Pikehall turn-off. There’s a difficult and dangerous stretch on this road, for maybe 150 metres or so around a particular bend, where the amount of slush and ice deepens dramatically. If your car has a low suspension, or if it doesn’t handle snow too well in general, then you are strongly advised to avoid taking this route.
We’ve heard that the Alsop road is in a better state than the southbound road to the B5056, as it is being gritted – but do watch out for those potholes, which are steadily getting worse.
Finally, if you’re unable to get up some of the steeper lanes within the village, then we recommend the Parsons Croft car park (by the cricket pitch), which offers a safer space to leave your vehicle.
Posted in Local government, Roads on Wednesday January 6, 2010| 1 Comment »
Thank you to Richard T for the following:
Derbyshire County Council says on its website that its salt supplier was unable to deliver the required amounts in the recent deep freeze.
A message on its website said:
“We’re dealing with the worst winter weather for 30 years.
“We’re continuing to grit main routes across Derbyshire but extremely low temperatures mean salt and grit doesn’t work as effectively as usual.
“We’ve used 15,000 tonnes of salt so far this winter. We haven’t reduced the amount of grit and salt we’ve been spreading on the roads and we’re continuing to grit main routes as normal.
“After treating main routes we would usually start gritting side roads, but recent conditions have been so bad that we’ve needed to return to the main routes, which means side roads are not currently being treated.
“Our salt supplier hasn’t been able to deliver the required amounts and we’re monitoring the situation closely.
“We had a delivery last night and we’re doing all we can to get more supplies from elsewhere.
“We’ll start to fill up grit bins again (which are provided for use in public areas only) as soon as we can when supplies allow.”
Their general gritting policy can be also seen on their website by clicking here.
Posted in Roads on Tuesday January 5, 2010| 5 Comments »
We are all concerned about the state of the roads and the problems with gritting and the now apparent shortage of salting reserved held in the county, but it is what is under the snow that will be a real concern once the snow has gone. Walking down Dam Lane towards Alsop the road is littered with pot holes, the one photographed is more than 3″ deep and 12″ wide – how many more are there?
This has been reported to Call Derbyshire today and at the same time a request put in to fill the grit bins in the village, but no time schedule has been given. To ring Call Derbyshire 01629 533085 or 08456 058 058.
The promise by DCC at the Public Meeting on 17th November, about the filling of holes at the side of this road still hasn’t happened – maybe we need to chase our County Councillor and remind him!
Posted in Roads on Sunday January 3, 2010| 5 Comments »
Although today was glorious if you were out walking, it was also like a skating rink in places, especially where the snow has been compacted. Under the snow it is like sheet ice – certainly on the minor roads.
Do let us know what the Alsop Road, A515 to Ashbourne and Buxton and the road to Longcliffe is like, if you have driven down it today.
Ice lurking under the compact snow on Backhill Lane (road to Pikehall)
Junction of Backhill Lane, Parwich Lane and the road to Hill Top Farm
Posted in News, Roads, Weather on Saturday January 2, 2010| 5 Comments »
It’s 12:30 on Saturday afternoon, and the snow has been falling for several hours now. If you have any information on the state of the roads around Parwich, Alsop, Ballidon and Pikehall, then please share it with us via the comments box below.
Posted in 2009, Photography, Posts of Note, Roads on Thursday December 31, 2009| 4 Comments »
Some exclusive photos have been sent into Parwich.org showing the landslip, rediscovered mile stones, ongoing repairs near the original traffic lights and what looks like road widening!
Posted in Local government, Roads on Thursday December 31, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Work on repairing the B5056 at the landslip just north of the Bentley Fenny Bentley is to start on Monday 11th January. Here is the County Council’s update:
I can confirm that the start date for the Fenny Bentley landslip works is 11 January 2010. Along with nearly all civil engineering contractors and suppliers the Contractor for the works shuts down for a fortnight at Christmas, returning to work on 4 January. During his first week back he will be busy mobilising the plant, equipment and materials required on site. He will also have to arrange his site accommodation, mess and welfare facilities.
Regards,
Brian Martin
Senior Project Engineer
Posted in Roads, Weather on Sunday December 20, 2009| 3 Comments »
Heavy Snow from 1200 Sun 20th to 2200 Sun 20th.
Snow showers will become frequent and heavy at times during today, these showers merging into longer periods of snow at times. Accumulations of 5 to 10cm of snow are expected, with 15 to 20cm possible over higher ground. There is also the potential for some drifting, mainly over higher ground, in fresh to strong westerly winds.
If you have any information on current driving conditions, then do please share them with us in the comments box.
Posted in Local government, Roads, Transport on Tuesday December 15, 2009| 2 Comments »
On the 17th November there was a public meeting organised by Derbyshire County Council on the current temporary closure of the B5056. Our report of that meeting at PARWICH.ORG can be seen by clicking here.
Cllr Simon Spencer committed the Authority to keep residents up to date in writing on the various issues raised that could not be conclusively dealt with in the meeting.
Earlier this month Cllr Chris Jackson (Cabinet Member for Highways & Transport) sent out a letter with their minutes of the meeting and their current action plan from the meeting. Yesterday they also emailed us this so we could put it on the Blog. To access these papers click on the following links:
(Note: the minutes and action plan are not exactly as sent to us as the originals contained some full names and addresses which we have removed. Added 16th Dec.)
You can contact the Cllr Chris Jackson directly with any responses or further thoughts or alternatively any comments added below will be forwarded by the PARWICH.ORG Team to Highways.
Posted in Roads on Wednesday November 18, 2009| 3 Comments »
Last night the village hall at Tissington was packed, with standing room only. There were 5 representatives from Derbyshire County Council including the Highways Department, the Principle Engineer for Structure and the Senior Project Manager. Our County Councillor Simon Spencer chaired the meeting with aplomb, allowing people sufficient time to pose their questions and air their grievances before either asking for a technical response from the Officers or promising to look into the issue and report back via letter.
The 8 properties sandwiched in the middle of the road closure near Woodeaves are clearly being badly effected at the moment. They are faced with many inconveniences that make their journey at times impossible, because of current work at Horsley Farm landslip – the site of the original traffic lights just south of the Tissington Ford.
Impact for Parwich – a summary.
If nothing happens shortly we would encourage individuals to ring Call Derbyshire 08456 058 058 to report and press for urgent work to be carried out before damage is caused to cars and also to email Cllr Simon Spencer (email simon.spencer@derbyshire.gov.uk ) .
The meeting in detail. (more…)
Posted in Roads on Sunday November 15, 2009| 4 Comments »
Derbyshire County Council are holding a public meeting about the B5056 closure at 7pm on Tuesday 17th November at Tissington Village Hall.
Our Councillor, Simon Spencer, will be introducing the meeting, followed by Officers outlining the plans and proposed time-scale for the repairs. There will also be an opportunity for those attending to ask questions.
If you have anything you want us to pass on to the County Council before the meeting or are unable to attend and have points you want raising, please add comments below or email parwich@hotmail.co.uk.
Posted in Roads on Saturday November 7, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Derbyshire County Council are holding a public meeting about the B5056 closure at 7pm on Tuesday 17th November at Tissington Village Hall.
Our Councillor, Simon Spencer, will be introducing the meeting, followed by Officers outlining the plans and proposed time-scale for the repairs. There will also be an opportunity for those attending to ask questions.
If you have anything you want us to pass on to the County Council before the meeting or are unable to attend and have points you want raising, please add comments below or email parwich@hotmail.co.uk.
Posted in Local government, Roads on Thursday October 29, 2009| 2 Comments »
Derbyshire County Council are holding a public meeting about the B5056 closure at 7pm on Tuesday 17th November at Tissington Village Hall. Our Councillor, Simon Spencer, will be at the meeting. We will post any further details as they become available.
If you have anything you want us to pass on to the County Council before the meeting or are unable to attend and have points you want raising, please add comments below. Alternatively those of us in Parwich Parish can pass our thoughts on to the Parish Council for next week’s meeting, either by emailing ppccl@fsmail.net or attending the public session at the start of the meeting.
Posted in Environment, Housing, Planning, Roads, Services, Sport on Monday October 26, 2009| Leave a Comment »
The web pages here at PARWICH.ORG for the Parwich Village Action Group have been updated, along with links to the 2004 Village Management Plan and the previous surveys and reviews that it is based on.
The Management Plan has aims relating to:
The Plan is due for revision, especially given all the changes in the Village over the last five years. Also the Peak District National Park Authority are keen that we look at our community taking the lead in developing a Management Plan for the Parwich Conservation Area, following on from last year’s Appraisal by the Peak Park Authority. Parwich Parish Council also supports looking at this.
We are keen for more people to be involved in the Village Action Group, but also we are keen for suggestions as to how we should establish what village residents see as the current priorities. We are reluctant to undertake yet another questionnaire, and would welcome ideas for alternative ways of gathering people’s views.
Peter Trewhitt (outgoing Chair)
Posted in Roads on Monday October 5, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Don’t forget the temporary closure of the B5056 at Curzon Lodge north of Longcliffe this week.
The contractors anticipate that this week’s closure will be from AM Tuesday 6th to PM Friday 9th of October. We will post updates if we get any further information.
Posted in Roads on Thursday October 1, 2009| 4 Comments »
The temporary closure of the B5056 at Curzon Lodge north of Longcliffe will be for longer than anticipated, because of the condition of the existing road surface is poorer that expected requiring replacement of a larger area.
During the closure traffic going north will need to divert towards Brassington at the Longcliffe crossroads, then along Manystones Lane over Carsington Pastures and onto the Via Gellia (A5012) by Ryder Point. Alternatively cars can go the other way at the crossroads towards Aldwark reaching the Via Gellia west of Grange Mill.
The contractors anticipate that next week’s closure will be from AM Tuesday 6th to PM Friday 9th of October. We will update if there is any further information.
Posted in Roads on Wednesday September 30, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Please note that in addition to the closure at Fenny Bentley there will a further planned temporary closure of the B5056 at Longcliffe. The closure will probably be for one day sometime late next week, when we have more detailed information we will pass it on. This will be by Curzon Lodge, north of the crossroads at Longcliffe.
Highways are in contact with the local quarries and lorries will be diverted towards Brassington at the Longcliffe crossroads, then along Manystones Lane over Carsington Pastures and onto the Via Gellia (A5012) by Ryder Point.
Added 1st Oct 2009: the closure will be for longer than expected see post above.
Posted in Roads on Friday September 25, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Last weekend we received a letter from County Councillor Chris Jackson, Cabinet Member for Highways & Transport. The letter, sent to the relevant Parish Councils and residents along the B5056, gives an update on the County Council’s position on the landslip on the B5056 at Fenny Bentley. Today we got permission from Cllr Jackson to reproduce the letter in full, so click here to see it in pdf format.
The letter summarises the history of the landslip and indicates
the preferred option, which will provide the least risk of further road movement, is the provision of a reinforced concrete masonry faced retaining wall supported on piles extending below the slip plane.
The time-scale is
Subject to Cabinet Members approvals and the securing of funding, it is expected that the design and contract document will be completed by early to mid-October, followed by a required tender period of four weeks with tender evaluation and acceptance a further two weeks. It is expected that it will take the successful contractor some four weeks to mobilise his operations. … … … . Whilst it may be possible that the design, procurement and mobilisation programme could be reduced by a few days, it is unlikely that works on site will commence before the New Year.
At this time, the anticipated contract period is approximately 20 weeks, but this could well be influenced by the vagaries and uncertainties of the climate during the winter months. (more…)
Posted in Parish Council, Police, Roads, Transport on Monday September 21, 2009| Leave a Comment »
At the last Parish Council meeting (held on September 8th), PC Cooper presented various pieces of information regarding various traffic concerns.
Following the concerns raised at the open meeting, a speed survey was carried out. Statistically, the speed and the number of incidents reported do not highlight a problem.
The Parish Council would like to make people aware of the need to report any concerns.
PC Cooper’s report: (more…)
Posted in Roads on Sunday September 20, 2009| 1 Comment »
The Newhaven – Pikehall road is shut at the moment (5.30pm on Sunday) because of an accident and there is total chaos there so avoid it!
Posted in Roads on Saturday September 19, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Message from Mike and Sue H:
Our LPG tank is due to be replaced on Thursday 24th September, probably in the morning. This requires lifting gear and the road by our house is narrow. The Smithy Lane route in and out of the village will in all likelihood be temporarily blocked whilst this is done. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Posted in Roads on Friday September 11, 2009| 2 Comments »
Posted in Roads on Tuesday September 8, 2009| 1 Comment »
Thank you to Dave R from Woodeaves for pointing out there is a feature on the B5056 landslip on the British Geological Survey website (click here for more details). As well as a number of photos, it explains the underlying geology and points out that it is a reactivation of an older landslip.
Posted in Roads, Transport on Tuesday September 8, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Today we spoke to Mark Sloan of Derbyshire County Council in relation to the public notice indicating possible closure of the B5056 up to March 2011, nearly a year longer than expected. Here is our summary of this phone conversation.
The County Council have not altered their plans or the timetable for repairs to the B5056, and it is currently intended that the road will be re-opened well before March 2011. However, the process for implementing road closures has cost options, not least the cost of advertising in newspapers. If work was to be delayed for any reason and they overshoot the planned closure by even a day, the County Council would have to initiate a new road closure notice and incur more costs. Further there are restrictions on how many times closure notices can be issued for an individual road.
Consequently, because there have already been previous closure notices on the B5056 and because of the unpredictability of weather impacting on the landslip and its repair, the County Council applied the maximum possible closure period, though not intending that the road will be closed for the full period.
Work is to start on the other repairs needed on the B5056 just south of Bradbourne Mill and Tissington Ford, where the other temporary lights were situated, within the next month or so.
Currently the land drains on the hillside above the Fenny Bentley landslip are being surveyed and it is planned that drainage on the hillside will be improved prior to the start of the road repairs. The work on the actual landslip is planned to begin shortly after the Christmas and New Year holidays. This will involve sinking piles down to bedrock and rebuilding the retaining wall prior to re-instating the actual carriageway. It is anticipated this work will cost in the region of £600,000. (Presumably their previous expectation of the repairs taking some three months still stands, suggesting the road is still due to re-open by next April.)
Our Councillor Simon Spencer is in regular contact with Highways on this issue and is pressing them to ensure the road is reopened as soon as possible.
The County Council are concerned that despite their various road blocks vehicles are still using the B5056 at the landslip. They point out that the road is unsafe and people ignoring the road closed signs will not be covered by insurance. The Council are to bring in a crane so they can place large stones in addition to the existing ramps and barriers.
Possible implications for the other local roads during the closure, including gritting and minor repairs, are under consideration.
It was emphatically stated that the situation at Fenny Bentley is not a repeat of that of the former A625 at Mam Tor and the County Council anticipate the B5056 will be reopened as soon as possible.
People can contact the County Council via their Parish Councils or via Cllr Spencer or directly themselves (see our Government & Local Government Directory for contact details). Alternatively any comments left here will be passed on to Highways.
Posted in Roads on Tuesday September 8, 2009| 2 Comments »
This notice was hidden in the classified ads in the Stunner on Wednesday. We will bring you more information when we have spoken to the council about it.
Posted in Roads on Tuesday September 1, 2009| 5 Comments »
We received the following email today. We have forwarded it to the County Council, but if you have any other thoughts or comments you want passing on either add a comment below or email parwich@hotmail.co.uk or contact Highways directly:
As I was driving to work this morning, it occurred to me that, now the main road to Ashbourne is closed, we could have some real problems this winter, as I don’t believe the back roads are gritted in the winter?
If the road is not gritted over the winter, you can guarantee that there are going to be quite a few accidents. Is there anything as a community we can do to insist, for safety reasons, that the local lanes are gritted?
The Derbyshire County Council website shows Dam Lane through Alsop en le Dale as a route that will be gritted as is the lane through Netherton (Nether Bradbourne), though the Dale and Pikehall routes are not included in the gritting schedule. Click here to check which routes are to be gritted.
We have asked Highways to confirm which local roads are to be gritted. What are your thoughts on which lanes need gritting during the B5056 closure?
Posted in Memorial hall, Roads on Sunday August 30, 2009| 1 Comment »
This week Central Networks will be demolishing the old Carbide Shed on the Memorial site to create a larger replacement shed to house the new electricity sub-station. The demolition work should begin on Tuesday 01/09/09 and is likely to take 2-3 days.
Parwich Parish Council and the Memorial Hall Committee have contacted the immediate neighbours, and they apologise for any inconvenience this work may cause.
This will be followed by the creation of a new sub-station on this site, cabling work along Main Street from the shed towards the old Spar Shop to connect the new sub-station to the mains cables, and work along the foot path to disconnect the old sub-station at the south end of the current Memorial Hall. This electrical work is scheduled to start on the 10th or 11th of September and is planned to take 10 days. (more…)
Posted in News, Roads on Friday August 14, 2009| 1 Comment »
A short feature on the Fenny Bentley landslip and B5056 closure is on the website for BBC News.
Posted in 2009, Posts of Note, Roads on Wednesday August 12, 2009| 5 Comments »
The closure of the B5056 just north of the Bentley Brook Inn at Fenny Bentley is likely to continue into next year.
The Blog Team spoke to Derbyshire County Council Highways Department this morning.
The Consultants, who investigated the landslip when the road was closed in June, have indicated four possible options. The County Council are deciding which option to go ahead with, though the currently preferred one involves sinking piles into the hillside to stabilise the landslip. They hope that work will start in 3 or 4 months, but then the work is likely to take another 3 or 4 months. Their website has a projected end date in May 2010, though presumably this will be subject to updating once they have finalised the programme of work and assuming that there is no dramatic further landslip. (more…)
Posted in Roads on Tuesday August 11, 2009| 4 Comments »
Just driven back from Ashbourne and the B5056 has been closed again at Fenny Bentley. As soon as we have any more details we will post them on the blog.
Added later on Tuesday: Highways contacted the Blog Team to say that the road has been closed today because of further movement in the land slip. At present they do not know how long the road will be closed, though it is likely to be some months. They will keep us up to date with their plans and any progress.
Posted in Roads on Monday August 3, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Alan and Sue Purvis, and their two daughters Eleanor and Isobel will be moving into Gardener’s cottage on this Friday. Unfortunately the removal lorry will need to block Kiln Lane while they unload, and they apologize for any inconvenience caused.
We wish them well with their move
Posted in Roads on Friday June 26, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Highways have confirmed that the B5056 is to re-open tonight (Friday 26th June) at 6pm.
Highways will let us know when the scheme of works for repairing the road has been agreed. (The two lots of temporary traffic lights will still be in place.) It is hoped that the road will stay open until until the repairs are due to start, however if there is further movement in the landslip this may not be possible.
Posted in Roads on Monday June 22, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Update from Highways
There have been delays in obtaining the cores to plan the repairs of the landslip on the B5056, so the temporary closure will extend to Friday evening (26th June).
Note: some work on the A515 just south of the Alsop turning is due today, tomorrow and Wednesday, so it looks like the Bradbourne detour will be best.
Posted in 2009, Posts of Note, Roads on Thursday June 18, 2009| 2 Comments »
Here are some photos of the landslip on the B5056. The contractors are currently moving a drill into place over the subsided section of road to establish what is happening underground.
Posted in Roads on Tuesday June 16, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Highways have confirmed that their current plans are for the B5056 temporary closure to start tomorrow (Wednesday) and continue over Thursday and Friday. It is hoped that it will be open over the weekend (18 June 09: Update: the road will not be re-opened over the weekend), but then closed again on Monday and Tuesday only next week, though this is dependant on the work not being hampered by the weather.
This is good news for Parwich Open Gardens, which should not now be effected by the closure.
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