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6 swindonlink.com • December 2011
Safety measures needed
Christmas at to sort out school road chaos

Christ the Servant Church Parents at Toothill Primary School have raised a 160 name petition

Abbey Meads Village Centre calling on Swindon Council to provide them with greater safety on
Stokesay Drive.

Sunday 4th December, 10.30am
Sunday Service led by Grev Parmenter
Sunday 11th December, 10.30am
Communion Service
led by Revd. Gerald England
Sunday 11th December, 4pm
Christingle and Carols led by Revd. Gerald England

Sunday 18th December, 10.30am At present lollipop man Mick offi cers to investigate the scene. “I
Sunday School Nativity Service led by the children Younger struggles daily to ensure don’t know why this safety issue
a large number of children and par-
was not foreseen when the new
and young people ents can cross the road safely as the school was opened a couple of years
Saturday 24th December, 4.30pm main pedestrian gate is right next ago,” he said. “The parents are not
to the crossing point and becomes asking for expensive lights to be
Carol Singing and mince pies outside the church at very congested. A narrow muddy installed. What they want is three
Abbey Meads Village Centre grass verge between the road and drop curbs, some barriers to pre-
footpath and a manhole cover vent people stepping into the road
Sunday 25th December, 10am standing proud of the grass makes at the wrong place, and markings
Family Morning Service led by Revd. Gerald England the location slippery and unsafe in on Stokesay Drive to show drivers
wet conditions. where they should not park. It also
Everyone warmly welcomed Parents who insist on parking requires a short footpath across the
close to the crossing point, when grass on the village centre side of
Further information contact there is a perfectly good, half empty the road. I hope that this dangerous
our minister Gerald England car park at Toothill Village Centre, situation can be resolved quickly.”
opposite the crossing point, add to • Taller phone mast upgrade pro-
on 01793 723862 the potential hazards. posed overlooking Toothill and
Toothill councillor Steve Wake- Westlea. See story at www.swin-
field, above, has asked council donlink.com

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