Luxted Road will be closed from Tuesday 29th May until Friday 1st June. This is to allow Thames Water and SGN to complete new gas and water connections to a property.
Road Closure and diversion signs are in place.
Category: Village News
Overnight a Landrover Defender was stolen from Downe Activity Centre in Bird House Lane. A large trailer that was parked in the grounds was also stolen. The trailer had a large hitch-lock and it would appear that the trailer was ‘tied’ to the Landrover and they parted company in Luxted Road opposite Captains Croft. The loose trailer buried itself in the bank among the bushes and shrubs.
Police have been informed; there is no sign of the Landrover!
Downe has been ‘treated’ to more snow today.
St Mary’s Church, Downe Walnut Tree Cottage
Snow blocked Luxted Road during a blizzard on Friday afternoon.
The first photo was taken on Saturday 3rd March after the snow plough had cleared the road the previous evening.
The second photo was taken today Wednesday 7th March which shows there is still plenty of snow around in Downe!
A garden in Luxted Road, Downe during this morning’s blizzard.
A tree, in Downe, looking gorgeous in the snow.
Luxted Road is due to be closed this weekend. The sign states ‘Luxted Lane’ which should in fact be Luxted Road.
The closure is due to UK Power carrying out essential woks adjacent to the pond.
New Village Pond tree
Fallen tree opposite Down House
Fallen tree Cricket ground
It’s good to see the tree to replace the willow that was partially blown down in May last year has now been replaced. The willow was so badly damaged that it had to be cut down and a promise made by the Council was that it would be replaced during the winter. The tree was planted today in appalling conditions of sleet and snow.
Downe has lost a number of trees already this year including the one opposite Down House and another on the Cricket Ground.
The Christmas lights were switched on in Downe by ‘Elvis’ and the Downe May Queen on Sunday 3rd December. The switching-on followed the May Queen’s Carol Service in St Mary’s Church, Downe.
The evening, organised by Downe Village Club, was very enjoyable and attended by many villagers, their families and friends with mince pies and mulled cider on offer in the Village Hall from Downe Village Orchard.
Father Christmas played his part and appeared at an upstairs window of the Queen’s Head and then gave sweets to the children.
The Village has been extremely busy today with most parking spaces occupied by a film company that is filming scenes for a new BBC series called ‘Informer’. The series is due to be shown next year. The location of the filming is in one of the large houses in the village, mostly in the garden. A large marquee has been erected for one of the scenes.
The vans contain a considerable amount of electrical equipment and generators. Cameras, lights and scaffolding have also been delivered to the site.
The film company is also using a local school for costume changes and make-up.
A number of residents from the village will be taking part as extras.
Clamping has taken place in the village. One car was clamped in Luxted Road and the other one in the High Street. These cars were clamped by the DVLA – beware!
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