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The Link Magazine • October 2002 5
Campaigners welcome start on Shaun's crossing

Parents who have been pressing the case for safer roads near Westlea School are celebrating the start on building a pedestrian crossing at
Corton Crescent, between Westlea and the West Swindon district centre.
They hope the work by Swin- don Council's cabinet agreed in hundreds of roil
don Services will be completed by April to go against officer recom- dren from `
end of October so that a ceremony mendations and rearrange its road Westlea School ._ f. ^1
can be held to dedicate the cross- safety priority sites to receive fund- walk to and from
ing to Shaun Shirley in early No- ing. S W i mm in g % i !
vember. Lead campaigner DawnDolphin classes at the Link .
Shaun was knocked down on said she was delighted work was Centre. It is tragic
Corton Crescent on 17 January 2001 about to start, although parents that a child had
and died of his injuries in hospital. had complained for years about to be killed to
After a great deal of pressure on the vehicle speeds on the road. achieve our aim."
local councillors by parents, given "Hundreds of people cross Corton Shaun ' s e
major publicity by The Link, Swin- Crescent daily and every week mother Sandra _ - _<
said, "I'm pleased ^ , ^
Promoting road safety at the West Swindon Centre on 14 September, that work is fi- ``
Julia Drown with Dawn Dolphin and road safety officer Margaret Tester nally starting to
make the site a "
safer place for Tundra S{Hirley with Daicr i Dolphin at Corton Crescent
other children."
New road safety group aims to draw wide support
Parents from schools across West be more vigilant and that children
Swindon are being asked to join an take even greater care near roads,"
area wide road safety group to she said. "I hope parents from all
share information and to support schools will see the value of meet-
campaigns for safety improve- ing to raise road safety issues.
ments. For details on the road safety
South Swindon MP Julia Drown group, and to discuss how to start
joined parents at the West Swin- similar groups in other parts of the
don Centre on 14 September to town, call Dawn Dolphin on 886680
promote the safety awareness mes- or Margaret Tester on 463000.
sage and to invite parents to a • The promised improvements to
meeting on 26 September. Langstone Way outside Westlea
"With the evenings getting School have now been put back
darker it is essential for drivers to from March 2002 to March 2003.

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