Several weeks ago a broken water main was repaired in Bradlaugh Fields. This led to the drying up of a decades old stream and several ponds. There was also significant damage done to fencing, hedge and shrubbery which I saw when I visited at the invitation of the Friends of Bradlaugh Fields, and considered to be wholly unacceptable.
I telephoned the Chief Executive of Anglian Water myself to find out what had happened and convey my own and my constituents anger.
I secured an immediate assurance from him that Anglian Water would make good the damage they had done to the area.
He conceded that the damage caused by his workmen was “clearly unacceptable” and he told me he was making “no excuses” for it.
He also agreed to my request that they undertake an independent hydrological assessment to take a look at exactly what has happened to the stream and ponds as they agree that it is “a priority going forward to find a solution”.
Then last Friday I attended a meeting between Northampton Borough Council and Anglian Water and spoke again to the Chief Executive of Anglian Water afterwards.
Further meetings are taking place this week and I will continue to work with the Friends of Bradlaugh Fields and Northampton Borough Council to keep the pressure on Anglian Water to help resolve these problems.