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BBC News
26-04-2025
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Frome school safety scheme organisers want views of residents
Residents are being asked to share their views on an ongoing scheme designed to make it safer for children to walk and cycle to Frome Safer School Street scheme has been running since April 2024. Roads around the western part of the Somerset town are now subject to 20mph speed limits and closed to vehicles during pick-up and drop-off 18-month operational trial period for the scheme - which is being funded by the Department for Transport (DfT) - is due to expire at the end of October. Frome Town Council will hold a public meeting at Oakfield Academy on 14 May to discuss whether the changes should become permanent. The Safer School Street zones include the areas surrounding Oakfield Academy, Trinity First School, Critchill School and Avanti Park aims to provide a "safer, healthier and pleasant environment for everyone", with less congestion, better air quality and pupils being encouraged to have a more healthy lifestyle, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. The public consultation event will be attended by town council and Somerset Council representatives, along with officials from the government's active travel charity Sustrans."This scheme was designed in collaboration with the local community," said Matt Winfield, Sustrans' chief operating officer."It is really important that we check back in with residents to make sure that Frome's Safer School Streets scheme is enabling more children to walk, wheel and cycle to school more often." Town councillor Carla Collenette added: "We hope lots of people can join us on 14 May or at the pop-up events and complete the online survey."The more respondents, the better and more complete the overall picture, so please do take the time to tell us your experience."The Oakfield Academy event will be held from 17:00 until 18:30 BST.
Yahoo
26-04-2025
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Residents' views sought on school safety scheme
Residents are being asked to share their views on an ongoing scheme designed to make it safer for children to walk and cycle to school. The Frome Safer School Street scheme has been running since April 2024. Roads around the western part of the Somerset town are now subject to 20mph speed limits and closed to vehicles during pick-up and drop-off times. The 18-month operational trial period for the scheme - which is being funded by the Department for Transport (DfT) - is due to expire at the end of October. Frome Town Council will hold a public meeting at Oakfield Academy on 14 May to discuss whether the changes should become permanent. The Safer School Street zones include the areas surrounding Oakfield Academy, Trinity First School, Critchill School and Avanti Park School. It aims to provide a "safer, healthier and pleasant environment for everyone", with less congestion, better air quality and pupils being encouraged to have a more healthy lifestyle, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. The public consultation event will be attended by town council and Somerset Council representatives, along with officials from the government's active travel charity Sustrans. "This scheme was designed in collaboration with the local community," said Matt Winfield, Sustrans' chief operating officer. "It is really important that we check back in with residents to make sure that Frome's Safer School Streets scheme is enabling more children to walk, wheel and cycle to school more often." Town councillor Carla Collenette added: "We hope lots of people can join us on 14 May or at the pop-up events and complete the online survey. "The more respondents, the better and more complete the overall picture, so please do take the time to tell us your experience." The Oakfield Academy event will be held from 17:00 until 18:30 BST. Follow BBC Somerset on Facebook and X. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. New safer schools scheme launched Car-ban trial to promote safer school runs Road closure encourages pupils to walk to school Frome Town Council Local Democracy Reporting Service Sustrans
BBC News
28-02-2025
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Plymouth primary school to adopt traffic restrictions after trial
A Plymouth primary school has said it will make traffic restrictions during busy times permanent after a successful Road Primary Academy will become the first in the city to permanently adopt the Safer School Streets measures following an 18-month rules are designed to encourage families to walk, scooter or cycle to school by closing roads in the morning and Britta Nicholls said the move highlighted the school's commitment to "healthy lifestyles" by encouraging daily exercise. She said families benefited from "reduced air pollution" and it made the school journey more social, as people could walk in number of children being driven to the school has dropped by 45%, according to charity Sustrans which organised the scheme in partnership with Plymouth City John Stephens, the council's walking and cycling champion, said the scheme was "a great way to reduce congestion and improve air quality around the school gates".
