Good morning
– what a blustery day – the weather was generated far away a few weeks ago as temperatures in the South Pacific warmed unusually – La Nina rocked its way across the Americas – producing their extreme weather and we have the tail end of it!
Flooding
Meanwhile in Little Ol’ Cranleigh we have floods and water running down roads. Elmbridge Road, Alfold Road, High Street + Church Lane, Barhatch Road – to name a few. Our pavements get flooded so easily we can’t walk along the High street without getting drenched by passing cars and trying to cross at official crossing points!  What’s it all about? Can it all be fixed? Can you help to find out and to tackle those who could spend the time and money fixing it all? Do comment below, get in touch.
Blocked drains – Surrey Highways
Please keep reporting drain blockages to Surrey Highways. click the link here   Â
If you think the issue is an immediate risk to public safety please call Surrey County Council anytime, day or night on:
0300 200 1003
Cranleigh Society meetings
On Wednesday the team and some other welcome friends enjoyed a gathering in the Three Horseshoes Snug bar – it being the 4th Wednesday in the month – from 6 till 8 ish, including nice food.  Topics included the water issues, the broken bridge and of course Knowle Lane.
DUNSFOLD access road (it’s a separate planning issue to any housing project)
Turned to the request by Dunsfold to chip into ideas for a name for their new access road – a straight road off the main A281. many ideas came up – some unrepeatable here!
The Rutland Group have publicly invited suggestions for names for the new access road to the proposed new build on the airfield. The road and roundabout are currently in advanced construction. The access road aligns with the existing main runway. If you would like to say your ideas click the link here Â
Suggestions from the group:
Hangar Straight – self-evident
Hawker Way – the main employer in the post war years
Harrier Way – the vertical take-off and landing ‘jump jet’ built and flown from here.
Hunter Drive – the Hawker Hunter built and flown from here including the gaining of the World Speed Record by Neville Duke on 7 September 1953, the modified first prototype broke the world air speed record for jet-powered aircraft, achieving a speed of 727.63 mph (1,171.01 km/h; 632.29 kn)
Skyways Drive – Skyways was a private airline post the Berlin Airlift that had an aircraft maintenance base at Dunsfold
Eisenhower Avenue – Shortly before D-Day, on 18 April 1944, General Eisenhower, then Allied Supreme Commander, visited Dunsfold, presumably to give a pre-D-Day morale talk.
Cunningham Way – John ‘Cats-eyes’ Cunningham, the renowned WW2 night fighter ace crashed on take-off on 20 November 1975 due to a multiple bird strike. Tragically 6 car occupants on the A281 were killed. All survived on the aircraft.
On that cheery note – let’s get back to why we are writing today – wishing everyone a safe and Happy New Year.
very best wishes from
The Team – you know who we are!
Happy New Year!