8 March Update: Good news! Volatages over 253V are no longer being experienced as UK Power network have installed/activated an overvoltage protection circuit, as well monitoring equipment at the transformer. 16 February Other than the usual power-line flickering and brief power outages during heavy weather, the church end of West…
Hub Night 25 November – Fish and Chips
Hub Night 25 November – please order from me by 23rd Chippys Menu £5.50 per head Cod & Chips Scampi & Chips Breast Chicken & Chips Veg Burger & Chips They will bring our food at 8PM Please let me have your food orders by 23rd – nicci@innerlather.co.uk or 01223…
Hub Night – September 23rd
Hub night Saturday 23rd September Special guest Ale this month is Velvet Claws from Oakham Ales, golden slightly citrus beer. Bar is open from 7-11pm . Looking forward to seeing everyone after a great Summer.
July is SCAM awareness month
July is scams awareness month. Find out about all kinds of scams, how they operate and how to protect yourself. https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/about-us/campaigns/current_campaigns/scams-awareness-month/
West Wickham HUB Night
Come and join us for our 2nd village HUB NIGHT ! Saturday 22nd April 7pm-11pm West Wickham Village Hall West Wickhams community event offering a well stocked charity bar. Woodfordes Wherry on tap. Special surprise Guest Ale! Locally made bar snacks. You are also welcome to bring your own drinks…
Cabinet 5 (Burton End) open for Superfast Broadband
The West Wratting 5 cabinet is now open for superfast broadband orders (FTTC). Residents connected to this cabinet should now be able to upgrade with their chosen Internet Service Provider (ISP). To check if you are really connected, please go to https://www.homeandwork.openreach.co.uk/when-can-i-get-fibre.aspx and enter your telephone number – no space. If…
Superfast Broadband Update, 18th March
Cabinet 5 BT-OpenReach still have not commissioned nor opened cabinet 5 at Burton End for Superfast broadband orders and have been unresponsive to repeated requests for updated information by both Connecting Cambridgeshire and our MP’s office. After repeated delays, it was due to be opened “early March” for Superfast orders and…
Residents who have ordered FTTP Superfast Upgrades are having their ISPs cancel installations or activations.
These all appear to be from the cabinet designated West Wratting 1 and frankly has become another nightmare. ISPs and contract engineers on site are reporting missing fibre segments and outstanding engineering work and residents are reporting missed activation dates or cancelled installations – same as we had with the…
Superfast Upgrades – Cabinet 7 issues reported as resolved
As many residents will appreciate, we had issues when Cabinet 7 went live in January. This was due to a BT-OpenReach half-job which they thought they could get away with by assuming less than 40% take up of SuperFast broadband in West Wickham. According to BT-OpenReach, these issues have now…
Common Road cabinet accepting FTTP orders
The DSL checker, https://www.dslchecker.bt.com/, is showing up some numbers in Burton End as available for FTTP orders from West Wratting Cabinet 1 (on the Common Road). If you would prefer FTTP (if given a choice) and you see a small green box mounted on a telephone pole opposite, confirm with…