I would really recommend over the shoe crampons- I've been walking very easily on the icy patches yesterday resulting from compressed snow which is just as well having young children to ferry about. There is a link on the snowfall thread to a website offering them for £6.99- much cheaper than Finches assuming they had any left anyway.

I still think we need all to take personal responsibility for getting ourselves around as well as relying on the council and need appropriate footwear. It might be good to check out Southwarks legal advice and to forward to Lewisham?

I would still like to hear from local councillors about the local winter plan. Alex has been forthcoming but little from Philip and nothing at all from Anne on the subject, nor any subject it would appear.