‘I’ve seen solid waste float by’: Surrey riverside residents try to Stop the Poo

Sandbags lined up along the inside perimeter of the Horley treatment works in an attempt to stop sewage spilling on to the footpath. Photograph: Keith Barlow

The brochure boasts of a family-friendly community located in tranquil green space within easy reach of high-speed links to London.

However, the residents of a new development of 1,500 homes in Horley, Surrey, have recently set up a WhatsApp group, whose title illustrates a less attractive feature of the community: Stop the Poo.