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If the parish council had acted it would be done by now ,we have herd on the foum only over the last few hours,we have cooking and power in the parish halls that good but what happens if the power goes out, some have been without power for well over a week,each center needs its own backup generator in case that happens, and we have seen the power go local many times but not for long, just think if it was for two weeks the KCC or the power companys could not get power to all parishs and if they could how long would it take. We have had a local parish cllr come on this forum saying that they only have a preset of £10.000 per year ,that amount would not keep one family going let alone a parish the size of Lydden ,I did say at the time to that council that they need to set it higher ,I know about the cutbacks etc I like the rest only just get by each week. Geting back to sand bags they are the very first thing and do not cost alot to fill them and place them out where needed,but if as we seen the water coming up to and pass the 5ft mark there is noway afew sand bags would stop it.If I am needed in Lower Rd and I am asked by the residents to help they only have to aske,I was out this morning about 0200hrs .No need to say why ,but it was all taken care of by the E/S. in the close we all try to keep our eyes open incase help is needed .But the first thing any parish council must lookout now is power to their centre a Generator is a must .I think the UK have had a big wake up call this year and we now can see what needs to be done by us all in citys towns and mainly in parishs which are off the main rds etc. It will not be done overnight but over years and the cost will be high but so it was in the war,and in away this is a war and we need just like the war days work with each other with a smile.There no more I can say about it ,
(Well there is but not now) Just to say that the D.D.C. have their own E/bunker I know because I helped build it,but is it setout as such and do they do mockups,do they have maps on the walls etc of all the outline district or is just a place to store old book work,I do not know but I hope they have some kind of set up down there backed up with a working Generator,They might well have as I said I do not know. Just one last word it was the parish councils I was on that wanted me off . Please do not say again I have wrote all this down just to get my name in the press it was not and saying it would upset me At my age and healh there is not much more I can do but talk.Thank you. I will be talking about some of this at a council meeting tonight .,Parishs fill up their salt bins ready for the bad weather why not sandbags to.