Commercial gritting in Brockham

The hall, the church, the school and the pubs round the green, gritted before the first arrivals.

Commercial gritting in Brockham for the entrances, ramps, paths and car park walkways at the village hall, Christ Church, the school, the pubs and shop on the green and the blocks of flats around the parish. We agree your routes before November, treat them by hand when frost or snow is forecast and let you know once they’re done.

Most of it sits on or near Brockham Green, which stays busy all year. The hall hosts clubs, classes and weddings, with a bar and a café open to the public, and the green fills for the bonfire in November. We’re about six and a half miles away in Horley, and our gritting services reach Dorking, Reigate and the villages along the Mole as well.

Commercial gritting in Brockham around the green

Under the green lies Weald Clay with old river gravel on top, and the Mole flows west through the village with a flood warning area of its own. Damp paving on that ground holds a frost well into the morning. Christ Church stands on the green, and its paths take the weight of winter services and funerals. The hall’s doors see people at all hours, from the café crowd in the morning to a party winding up late at night, so the accessible route and the fire exits matter as much as the front step.

One plan for sites in more than one village

North Downs Primary is registered in Brockham but runs across three sites, here, in Betchworth and in Leigh. Each site gets walked, the gates, entrance paths and fire exits go onto a single plan, and every one of them is treated on the same early round when frost is due. A managing agent with blocks of flats in several Mole valley villages, or a care group with homes just over in Betchworth, can be set up the same way. Every visit is logged, which helps you show the sensible steps you took.

Commercial gritting in Brockham: your questions

Anything else, just ring. You’ll speak to the people who do the work.

We run the hall as volunteers. Can you grit ahead of a big booking?

Yes. Give us the date of the wedding, party or exhibition, and if frost is forecast we’ll treat the entrance, the accessible route and the fire exits beforehand. That’s one job off the list on a busy day.

Can the churchwardens arrange it for the whole winter?

Yes. A winter gritting contract covering the porch path and any steps usually runs November to the end of March. If a funeral falls outside the plan, ring as soon as the date is fixed.

Do you grit blocks of flats in the village?

Yes. A block’s shared entrance, bin store and car park path belong to everyone and no one, which is exactly why ice gets left there. We agree the routes with the managing agent or residents’ company and send visit notes to whoever keeps the paperwork.