A massive sinkhole that swallowed parts of a street in a Surrey town could take a year to fix, a public meeting has been told.Residents from 30 properties were evacuated after a sinkhole appeared in the High Street, Godstone, on the night of February 17 and 24 homes remain uninhabitable.A second sinkhole, thought to be linked, appeared in the front garden of a property the following afternoon.

A massive sinkhole that swallowed parts of a street in a Surrey town could take a year to fix, a public meeting has been told.Residents from 30 properties were evacuated after a sinkhole appeared in the High Street, Godstone, on the night of February 17 and 24 homes remain uninhabitable.A second sinkhole, thought to be linked, appeared in the front garden of a property the following afternoon.