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om The Link Magazine • April 2001
"We need traffic calming now. We can't wait,"
say Westlea parents

Parents of children attending Westlea School are up in arms at the continued dangers to pedestrians from drivers using Langstone Way after
two children were nearly run over in early March. They don't want another fatality in Westlea and are demanding Swindon Council does
something positive immediately.
Westlea parent governor Dawn may have to raise the money and
Dolphin said everybody in the area pay for traffic calming ourselves."
is more conscious than ever of the She added that the parents will
heavy traffic and speeding cars, also be campaigning for a safe
following the tragic death of teen- crossing at Corton Crescent, be-
ager Shaun Shirley at nearby hind the West Swindon Centre,
Corton Crescent in January. where Shaun was knocked down.
There are constant near misses A stream of children have to cross
and the last straw came when seven it every Thursday, walking to and
year old Richard Cook was nearly from the Link Centre for swim-
knocked down on 7 March. ming lessons.
"Stories in The Link which publi- Toothill councillor David Cox,
cised police threats to prosecute heavy traffic for years. The council • school warning signs on viewing the early morning
parents who parked on the wrong put down some white lines at the A petition is being raised and a scene, agreed that it was 'chaos.'
side of Langstone Way have been pedestrian crossing five years ago, parents' action group has been "The parents are doing their bit by
effective," said Dawn. "But it's the but we are demanding more - formed. parking on only one side of the
drivers who speed down now." "We are sick of being fobbed off road. The council must get its act
Langstone Way to get from The parents want: by council officers saying there together to improved pedestrian
Whitehill Way to Delta Business • a narrowing of Langstone Way aren't enough fatalities," said safety. I know officers are looking
Park and Great Western Way, just with speed humps on both sides of Dawn. "We want action before a at narrowing the road and install-
when we're all walking to school, Westlea School death, because it will happen one ing warning signs."
who have to be slowed or diverted. • a 20mph speed restriction out- day without traffic restrictions.
"We've complained about the side the school "If the council won't do it, we
Black at
Maths challenge raises ton of cash School of Motoring
Westlea School turned fund raising and numbers work into a fun event on 2 March and raised £1,078.80
for new books and equipment during the Year of Maths. New local school
Children were asked to collect and asking our relations to make recently opened
silver coins which would be laid donations; it's great that we raised
out end to end across the play- the most." Discounts available
ground. But to give the project an The second placed classes were Tiff vouchers available
educational twist headteacher also awarded prizes. "We all had a for birthdays etc
Suzanne Seaton challenged each lot of fun with a good educational
class to work out which coins purpose," said Mrs Seaton Barry Hunter 700131
would weigh the most, make the School secretary Yvonne Adams proveo,Driving Instructor
longest line and of course raise the viewed the pile of silver coins with
most amount of money. The prize dismay. "I'll have to bring in a 50% OFF
offered was a doubling of the total wheelbarrow to get it to the bank," 7 FIRST LESSON
raised in each category to be spent she said.
on Maths learning materials.
Mr Hallawell's year 6 class won
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