"When visiting the ground last week, I witnessed the worrying sight of mole hills advancing towards the square. I am not sure if the Council has been made aware of it..." - Denham CC Secretary to Denham Parish Council,1st February 2000.

Starting from near the pavilion, an army of determined moles sought to use the cover of winter to invade the cricket square.

Week after week their molehills could be seen nearer and nearer the square.

A spokesman for the moles said that the moles had been flooded out of their homes and were simply escaping the water-logged areas of the ground.

There was in fact a severe water leak underground at this time, so the moles' story may be true.

After extensive negotiation with the Council, the moles voluntarily withdrew. "We have made our point. Just because we are optically challenged, don't think we can't see what's going on", they said.

"I am delighted to say that the moles appear to have gone, the action taken by the Council is much appreciated" - Denham CC Secretary to Denham Parish Council,14th April 2000

Attempts to link a subsequent incident, where a car was set alight next to the pavilion, to a dissident branch of the moles was never proven.