Photograph of the western section of the Byfleet Banking, which belongs to Tesco, taken March 2002. This section is about 450 hundred metres long and runs back towards the Railway Straight. Both ends of this section are access roads. As can be seen this banking is covered in moss, clumps of grass and bracken with some scrubby trees encroaching on to the surface. The white specs are litter. Someone seems to have made an attempt to clear some of the litter away and has left a small pile of it at the bottom edge having attempted to burn it.

The surface is quite good for the most part but fragmenting in others. It needs cleaning up urgently to arrest further fragmentation of the concrete but as can be seen, for a team of professionals this would be a quick job. The fragmented section should be removed with new sections inserted as appropriate. As it stands, when you drive past it, because it is all green it is very easy not to even notice that it is there. Families and women with small children going about their day to day business could be excused for not even noticing it, let alone knowing what it is.

We have recently been in contact with Tesco who have appointed a firm of consultants to advise on a recommended course of action. Cleaned up and refurbished this is a wonderful heritage asset to any company. Where else can you buy a piece of Brooklands? Am I sounding like an anorak? Shame on you! Don't even think it.

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