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The voice of Hillam village. founded 1989 by mary little. Delivered free to all homes in hillam. Volume 27 Issue 2. APRIL-MAY 2014
Is everyone parking safely at school?
A note from Monk Fryston
You could try walking to school, go on your bike or even go on the bus instead. Just remember, if 9 and 10 year olds know not to do these things, then you should!
We have now got our temporary railway footbridge on Lumby Lane. Albeit several weeks late. Some of us living nearly in South Milford might be forgiven for mentioning we would settle for that. We have enjoyed the road closure and like our new green bridge. It answers our one little niggle those motor cyclists. They can't get across now. We promise not to complain about the absence of super fast broadband and will happily walk to the Crown of an evening. Not a word will we say about lost access to the former Indian restaurant at Milford Hall. We were expecting a temporary, experimental pedestrian crossing on the A63 - to be sited near the Stove Shop. This seems to have been shelved because of access problems and a patrolled crossing notice has appeared outside Swallow Cottage not far from the Crown. This sounds a really good idea as it might just reduce the twice daily congestion at school without having to import camera cars from York. We understand nothing stands in the way of the new lollipop crossing except 'operator training' and the odd criminal records bureau check and expect it to be open long before the Easter holidays. Dictated by
Isla M
Monk Fryston Resident
In Monk Fryston everyone has concerns about where people are parking. We are hoping that with this information people will think more carefully about where they choose to park. Here are a few of the worries in our school: Some people are parking on the yellow zig-zag lines, which is actually illegal. People are parking on the pavement. Even though this doesn’t sound too bad, cars have to pass on the wrong side of the road which is a big hazard. We may not see the car and cross the road! That’s not the full list, but just some examples. There are loads more! How can you change it? Well, for the zig-zags, they are quite obvious so there is no excuse! For the pavement problem, see if you can park your car in a parking space. That’s what they’re for! So now you know what to do to make sure you are being safe. It would be a real help! Thank you.
Kate H Keep School Safe! Monk Fryston Primary School is becoming UNSAFE! Irresponsible parents and adults are parking very dangerously and precociously; such as parking on the zig-zags, making narrow gaps on the road for cars to squeeze through, and when a car was using a junction to turn around it almost knocked a child over! All of these things are illegal and dangerous so please help us to improve the safety of our school. Why don’t you try: Walking to school, cycling to school, or riding on a scooter to school? All these things will make the roads less full so less people will park badly. There would be no point in parking badly because there would probably be a space in the parking area. Thank you for considering this.
Edward L Are you parking sensibly? I think that if an adult has passed their driving test they should know not to park at junctions or on pavements! Even if you are late to school you should find a safe parking space. People have been parking irresponsibly and are nearly knocking children over. Here are some of the things we are concerned about: People parking on junctions People parking on the pavements Some people are parking on the yellow zig-zag lines.
Monk Fryston CE Primary School has made a deliberate attempt to raise awareness of parking issues during March. Working with partners from all councils (Parishes, District and NYCC) and the police, we have developed several activities that will encourage our parents to consider where they park around our school and to think about alternative ways of coming to school instead of using the car. We are trying to educate our children to make good choices for themselves. So far, we have taught lessons about the dangers associated with parking. Children have written about these hazards for inclusion in local publications (Hillam News). They have created posters that are being placed around the school railings to encourage better parking choices. Some of these are quite dramatic! The County Road Safety Officer has run workshops with all our children about general road
safety issues, and is returning to do some follow-up activities with our older pupils and the local community police officer. Pupils are now more aware of the problems that are being created in the roads around school and are encouraging their parents to think carefully about where to park. We have had fewer reported incidents, and people generally seem more considerate. Whilst we appreciate the difficulties involved with parking at the same time as everybody else, we want to address the problem in order to keep everyone safe and to be a good neighbour to those living around us. Rick Weights headteacher
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