Blitz spirit in Kent and Sussex villages without water for days
By James Dunn & Hamish Mureddu-ReidA fete in Kent is going ahead despite villagers having had no fresh water supplies since Monday.
"I regard it as the blitz spirit - it is the community coming together in a crisis. But people are tired and want some answers."South East Water has urged customers to only use water for essential purposes, and has now issued an immediate ban on hosepipes and sprinklers.Bottled water stations had been opened in Mayfield, Rotherfield, Wadhurst and Ashford
"The demand for water is currently higher than the amount we can treat and supply," the company has said. Bottled water stations have been opened at Mayfield Memorial Hall, Rotherfield Village Hall, Sparrows Green Recreation Ground in Wadhurst and Headcorn Aerodrome in Ashford.South East Water said demand for drinking water in Kent and Sussex reached record levels in June and forced it to impose a hosepipe ban
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