The storm of 27/28 October had an effect locally but not as bad as feared. A fallen tree blocked Devonshire Avenue for a time but was quickly cleared by Council contractors.

Some other trees have been damaged, including one in Cavendish Road.

Given the high winds and heavy rains forecast, we had contacted Sutton Council’s Tree Team.  The trees are all in leaf, which made the branches heavier and created a greater wind resistance.  This means we were much more likely to see trees falling down.

They told us “We are on 24 hour call out this weekend and we have our Tree Contractors on standby”

Priority is always given to keeping the main roads open, then other roads followed by parkland.

Sutton station had no trains during the morning, but services soon returned to normal.

We are glad the weather was not as bad as they say it could have been, and that the Council responded well.