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       Protests at Millbrook Primary School calling for vital crossing point
                                                             Teachers and parents at Millbrook   endangering our pupils. We don’t
                                                             Primary School, Freshbrook,   want a situation where we only
                                                             have been protesting weekly on   get a crossing once an incident has
                                                             Gainsborough Way to highlight the   occured.”
                                                             need for a crossing point on the   Freshbrook and Lydiards Councillor
                                                             road.                       Tim Swinyard said: “As a school
                                                              Sue Thorn, who teaches at   governor, I recognise there is a
                                                             Millbrook, has been organising   problem and I am arranging a
                                                             demonstrations at the major   meeting after Easter between the
                                                             crossing points. She said: “When   Millbrook School council and the
                                                             there is congestion on the main   cabinet member for highways Cllr
                                                             roads, we have many motorists   Dale Heenan and highways officers
                                                             using the smaller roads around   to discuss the need for the crossing
                                                             the school as a cut-through,   and how the council can respond as
       Sue Thorn, centre, with Millbrook caretaker Morris Watson, Cllrs Tim Swinyard   ignoring the 20mph speed limit and  soon as possible.”
       and Caryl Sydney with children and parents on Gainsborough Way

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