Updated - 26th August 2010

 


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Welcome to Thurrock

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DON'T DRINK & DRIVE

(About this site)



Introduction.

Thurrock Is Situated In a corner of the South East of England.
Great care will be required If you intend visiting Thurrock because you will driving on some of the most dangerous roads in this country, this information was recently quoted in the national press, you have been warned.

Basildon NHS Hospital gets the Thumbs down.
National Media reports on our local (filthy) Basildon NHS Hospital.

Bring Your Wellington Boots in Case.
Just joking, on a serious note, beware some of our Thurrock side roads and lanes are (filthy with rubbish) and are known to constantly (flood) after a heavy down poor due to Thurrock's (blocked drains) and poor surface drain maintenance, to see more blocked drains click here.

Bring your Sat Nav
.
Your Sat Nav will be a vital gadget to bring with you when visiting Thurrock, it will help you get around our Thurrock roads Safely, sadly this is due to some of Thurrock's road signs giving out incorrect information, and some roundabout information signs are obscured and (unreadable) and some roundabout (information road signs are non existent)

Click the image below to enlarge.


Oh, I nearly forgot, be prepared for an emergency if nature calls, because you will defiantly be crossing your legs and struggling to find a (Public toilet) in Thurrock.

Stick with your car like glue.
Thurrock has the highest car crime in Essex (Thurrock Gazette)

You have been warned.

Are you a Cyclist, or Motor Cyclist?
Many roads in the Uk including Thurrock are in a desperate need of urgent repair regarding resurfacing.

Thurrock's Housekeeping And Road Safety Standards Fail.

Thurrock Councils poor road maintenance program is disgusting and is not promoting a good image regarding improving road safety, Chafford Hundred Conservative Councilor Neil Rockcliffe puts his party (before improving road safety)

Click the picture above to enlarge.


Update - 6th April 2010 (Road surface unchanged)

(BBC New's - 23/1/2010)

The Dangerous road shown in the picture above is one of many roads in Thurrock that has a worn out road surface and in this case deep pot holes that are circled in the picture to reflect my concerns regarding Thurrock's poor road Safety!

Thanking you for contributing to this Site.
may I take this opportunity in thanking everybody who has contributed to this site, and many thanks to the anonymous person who posted the picture and information regarding a Thurrock Problem through my letter box.


This Site Covers Many Outstanding Problems within Thurrock.
Thurrock has been ear marked by the (Thames Gateway) for total regeneration, sounds good, but don't get to excited some of the changes that have taken place are not all they are made out to be and may affect you!

Thurrock's Road Safety Improvements Soon Fall By The Wayside.
Thurrock Council are very quick to take credit and keep banging on about how good they are introducing the new cycle paths but appear to shut their eyes when some of the cycle paths disappear due to the lack of maintenance regarding white markings that identify and boarder, the picture below will demonstrate my concerns.

It is worth a mention that further down this road where the vehicles are parked on the right, the cycle path markings have been completely eroded

(Click The Picture to Enlarge)
Update - 6th May 2010 (Road surface unchanged) 





Chafford Hundred Conservative Councilor
Lets Down The People
Of Thurrock

24/4/2009

Thurrock Conservative Councilor Gives Road Safety The Thumbs Down
The Chafford Hundred and North Stifford Conservative councilor and Portfolio Holder for Highways Neil Rockcliffe is responsible for improving road Safety, however he has let the people of Thurrock down.

Thurrock Conservative Cllr Puts his Party Before Road Safety
I ask the Thurrock Conservative Cllr N. Rockcliffe for his assistance to resolve an outstanding Thurrock road safety problem!
Check out the cllr irresponsible reply by clicking the link below.

(Cllr Rockcliffe's reply)

Question.
What qualifications does the Conservative Thurrock Councilor that was given the post of the Portfolio Holder for Highways Hold?

Question for the Thurrock Councilors - 6th April 2010
Who is really running Thurrock?

Thurrock's Councilors have NO Powers over Thurrock's Council Officers



My Name is Tom.
I am a semi-retired Driving Instructor, and I have been a Thurrock resident for the past 56 year

Experience.
I have been driving to date for 51 years and hold a licence for many types of vehicles including HGV and Heavy Plant, I have also taken Course's in Health & Safety in the work place.

My Interest.
Improving Road Safety - Local Politics - Life in General.


Are You Getting Hot Under Your Collar?

Speaking The Language That Ordinary People Understand.
When browsing through this site you will note that I do not mince my word's when going on about various subjects, however I do not deliberately or intentionally go out of my way to offend or embarrass anybody, if however you find yourself getting hot around the collar and angry over something you have seen or read on this site, it may be because you feel guilty or partly responsible for some of Thurrock's outstanding problems!


Let's All Work Together.

Working Together To Put Thing's Right.
I would like the community and Thurrock Council to work together to overcome some of Thurrock's outstanding problem's, however this is not always possible due a lot of volunteered information that has been forwarded to Thurrock Council from myself and other members of the public falling on deaf ears.



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Thurrock Council?


Have you been told to zip your lip?

Because your bosses are afraid of rocking the boat!!


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Thurrock's Political Parties
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Teamwork Is Required To Get The Best For Thurrock!
Its time for everybody at Thurrock Council to work together to achieve a Safer and more greener environment that will allow Thurrock to prosper to the full, bickering amongst Councilors, Council officers or ourselves is not going to achieve anything.


Local Or General Election?
I am unbiased to whom I vote for, and I will vote with my feet at all elections when I see some real positive results regarding many outstanding problems within Thurrock.





Why Did Thurrock Councils Highways
Lie to Me in 2001!


The Asda Roundabout Incorrect Road Sign Agreement,
Thurrock Councils Highways department should never have lied to me, this was the straw that broke the Camels back, and got me to sit down and build this web site, although I have calmed down now, I have lost a lot of Confidence in Thurrock Council.

The Meeting Regarding Asda Roundabouts Misleading Road Sign.
A meeting was arranged by Thurrock's Rt Hon Labour MP Mr McKinley with a Mr Peter Tilbury who at the time was Thurrock Councils Highways Engineer and myself regarding some Thurrock Road Safety regarding missing or incorrect road signs and other outstanding road Safety issues.


When I Left The Building The Agreement Was Changed!
I thought the meeting at the time was a big success, however it turned out to be a farce to shut me up, this became apparent when I received a letter from Thurrock Councils Highways department regarding what they said was agreed at the meeting, at this point I realized that Mr Peter Tilbury and his associate who was also present at the meeting had manipulated the agreed facts, this made me extremely angry, and also made me put my guard up for any future council meetings that may take place.

That is why I took a high Grade ADI driving Instructor) to the recent council meeting that took place on the 21/1/2009, you can read the full story, and any progress made when you brows the Asda roundabout link. .


The 2001 Meeting
(Feed Back)


The letter received with the omitted wording
(Please click image to read)


What Really Was Agreed
At the meeting

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A Tempory Solution Was Agreed At The Meeting
Mr Peter Tilbury agreed that a tempory measure would be put in place by adapting two plates to correct the agreed incorrect Asda roundabout leader board road sign, and the tempory measure would stay in place until a new sign could be installed.

This tempory part of the agreement has not been put in place.
You can read the full extent of the (Asda roundabouts) incorrect road sign and other outstanding Thurrock problems that have come to my and other Thurrock residents attention as you go through the site.







This is a personal web site, and while every effort has been made to ensure that all information given is correct, clearly it is not possible to guarantee that everything is entirely accurate or up-to-date.
If there is anything you feel should be added or amended or added to this site please let me know using the contact details above.