A gully consists of a concrete pot positioned under the road surface. It has an iron grate visible from the road. It can also be referred to as a sink, drain or pot.
Normally located at the edge of the road by the kerb, a gully is designed to take water away from the road surface. The water collects in the concrete pot. It is then channelled through a series of pipes connected to the main sewer network.
Gullies are cleaned on a 12 month rota at least once a year. The schedule for this is -
| Month | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| January | Bricknell | Newland | Avenue |
| February | University | Beverley | Orchard Park and Greenwood |
| March | Orchard Park and Greenwood | Kings Park | |
| April | Bransholme East | Bransholme West | |
| May | Sutton | Holderness | |
| June | Ings | Longhill | |
| July | Longhill | Marfleet | |
| August | Marfleet | Southcoates East | Southcoates West and Drypool |
| September | Drypool | Myton | |
| October | Myton | St. Andrews | Pickering |
| November | Newington | Pickering | |
| December | Boothferry | Derringham | |