COULD WINTER BE ON ITS' WAY FOR GODALMING?

By PatHill | Monday, January 30, 2012, 19:02

The Godalming area is bracing itself for the prospects of enduring some freezing wintry weather over the next few days.

Motorists around Godalming are warned to take extra care when travelling
Grit supplies have been stocked up around Godalming
Pretty as a picture...how Godalming looked during last year's big freeze

Motorists saw evidence of early morning dustings of snow and sleet this morning, and there's a liklihood of more wintry weather to come. Temperatures are expected to drop to -2 degrees over the coming days.

According to weather experts scattered light sleet and snow showers together with freezing temperatures will increase the risk of icy patches forming, especially on untreated surfaces.

The public are advised to be aware that extra care is needed, especially when travelling.But local authorities in the area are already prepared.

Already some 17 hundred roadside grit bins in Surrey have been filled. The authority also ordered 16 thousand 8 hundred more tons of salt to deal with the icy roads.

Surrey County Council is making sure its 1,743 grit bins are stocked up so local people will be able to treat roads and pavements in their communities.

The grit bin filling operation is part of a range of measures to tackle any ice and snow this winter.

These include gritting around 110 extra miles of road regularly in severe weather, with more hills covered, and increasing the amount of salt ordered to 16,800 tonnes from last winter's 13,000, which was 50% more than the previous year.

Meanwhile readers can remind themselves of some of the scenes of last year's big freeze in the area as captured by godalmingpeople at http://www.godalmingpeople.co.uk/pictures/Snow-Pretty-Picture-Postcard-Godalming-New-Winter/pictures-10319814-detail/pictures.html