WINTER SALT AND GRIT

Published: 13 November 2024

Winter Salt and Grit

Loughton Town Council is still awaiting a response from Essex County Council (ECC), Highways Division regarding the salt bins that they removed, well over a year ago now, without any notification. Loughton as we know is not a typical Essex Town in terms of geography and has seven steep hills, which are treacherous when we have the inevitable cold snaps and big freezes during the winter months. Whilst we continue to vigorously lobby ECC, we must reiterate that Loughton Town Council is NOT responsible for pavements /highways. We simply do not have the equipment or staff resources to facilitate gritting for a town the size of Loughton.

We do what we can. As we are delivered a limited amount of salt and grit from ECC each year, we would encourage more volunteers to come forward to help clear snow and spread salt/grit on the pavement and road outside their homes to keep access routes open, particularly in the hillier parts of Loughton. If you would like to help, please contact Debbie Taylor at the Town Council at contact@loughton-tc.gov.uk or 020 8508 4200 (ext 1004). Our existing group of volunteers will be contacted directly to arrange collection of their salt / grit supplies for the coming winter.

Many thanks