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Vampire Woman Loves Gravel


Apparently mother of four Maria Jose Cristern loves nothing more than a good gravel, especially when it’s ordered through Bulk Aggregates, he favorite variety is the golden 20mm. This former lawyer turned to tattoos and piercings when she was recovering from an assault.
With 98% of her body in tattoos, horn surgically implanted in her forehead and also had dental work to give her fangs, we think that Maria is one very interesting Vamp and also a very big gravel lover.

May 24, 2012 at 5:59 pm | Gravel |
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10mm gravel now cleared from Hampshire beach

Dredged 10mm gravel has been dumped by a sailing club on a Hampshire beach, which covered the sand and left drops that were several feet deep; it has now been cleared up.

In the process of clearing a channel for boats, Hill Head Sailing Club left 4,000 tonnes of gravel waste on Hill Head beach, Fareham.

The mounds of stones have now been spread out along the foreshore to clear the beach.  The stones were dredged up last month by the sailing club, who had put the gravel on the foreshore between high and low water – where the tide can take it away.

This year, the club needed a licence from the Marine Management Organisation, but if it put the gravel above the high water line a licence was not needed.

Councillors blamed a “bureaucratic mistake” which meant the gravel was left above the high water mark.

Councillor Arthur Mandry said: “It was a big bureaucratic mistake, there was some confusion as to where the gravel should be placed.

“It ended up too high up the beach. They have now remedied it and apologised to everybody.”

The council said the sailing club would seek early permission and make sure all the consents were in place before it starts on any future works on the beach.

May 22, 2012 at 1:16 am | 10mm Gravel, Gravel |
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Make sure you prepare before laying a gravel path

A gravel path can add a touch of style to your garden, but it is vitally important that you are sure it is laid properly.

There are a couple of ways in which you can prepare area for gravel, but when it comes to preparing for a path, there are some thing you should make sure are done.

It is a good idea to dig down about 10cm and lay a flat compacted layer of hardcore, then lay 3-4 inches of gravel on top of this.

This is important to avoid the gravel sinking or becoming unstable underfoot when wet.

April 27, 2012 at 1:15 am | Gravel |
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Forty five grands worth of gravel chippings for Hampshire road improvements

Major improvements to roads costing a hefty forty five grand are being made to the home of the New Forest Show in Hampshire.

An 850m road leading into the huge showground at New Park, Brockenhurst, is being resurfaced to improve access.

A show spokesman said contractors had covered the existing surface with a new gravel topping.

The spokesman added: “They intend to surface dress this with natural gravel chippings resulting in a robust hard surface that looks like a New Forest track and will be totally in keeping.

“It will make a huge difference to traffic coming into New Park.”

April 20, 2012 at 3:47 am | Gravel |
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Residents waiting on gravel extract decision

A consultation period on plans to extract millions of tonnes of gravel and sand from five new sites in Wiltshire’s Water Park has come to an end.

Residents were warned they could do nothing to stop the 14-year blueprint produced by Wiltshire Council and Swindon Borough Council, but had a last chance to challenge any technical points.

Now that window has closed a report based on the feedback will be compiled and presented to Wiltshire Council cabinet by June.

The document sets out how land will be used across the Wiltshire part of the Water Park for the provision of more than a million tonnes of gravel and sand per year to meet demand up to 2026.

A ten to twenty year plan for further gravel extraction across Gloucestershire is expected later this year.

April 16, 2012 at 1:48 am | Gravel |
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Liven up your driveway

We know you’ve been putting it off but it really does need doing, your Wife has told us! So give us a call, we’ll do most of the leg work all you need to do is spend an afternoon away from the footy and with our range of gravel we can transform your drab driveway in to something special. Honest and it’ll get your wife off your back.

February 9, 2012 at 6:31 pm | Uncategorized |
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