Some of us managed to sleep through the severe storm in the early hours of Monday morning, but on waking up, it seemed there was more damage than we'd thought - Fortune Green was covered with leaves and branches and a tree had been uprooted from the bed by the Sager building in front of the phone boxes blocking access to the bus stop.
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| Fallen branches on the Green |
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| Tree blocking the bus stop |
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| Fallen tree by the police station |
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| Cllr Keith Moffitt inspecting the damage |
There was also damage to trees in the cemetery, and by Emmanuel Church and the pavement was blocked by the police station. However, after we (and probably lots of other people as well) had notified the Council, the tree teams moved in. within a few hours, the fallen tree by the police station was cut up and removed and the blocked pavement was open again. Other damage may take longer to repair.
It's particularly sad that the Green itself suffered as on Sunday the Friends group held an open bulb-planting afternoon with the extra attraction of a display of birds of prey and launched their new noticeboards and a rathet splendid owl totem. There was quite a good crowd of people, including families and, in the sunshine, the Green was looking its best!
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