Dear Editor,
A parent at Vine Tree Primary school on Danebank Avenue, in Crewe has contacted me after she received our by-election leaflet for Crewe West.
She says that when they first started at the school six years ago, there was a crossing attendant outside the school to help the parents/pupils cross safely.
However, last year it was deemed this wasn’t necessary any more by Cheshire East.
However, St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, which is also in Danebank Avenue, has a zebra crossing and a crossing attendant.
There was a petition sent to Cheshire East at the beginning of the year, which got 262 signatures, but the parents haven’t heard anything ever since.
I have signed the petition.
Here is the link. https://chng.it/CdFkDnrs6J
This is what I wrote to Cheshire East.
“Why was the crossing attendant removed? In the interests of the safety of children, parents and staff could it be re-instated for the beginning of the new term? Danebank Avenue is a very busy road, especially when school starts and finishes, because there are THREE schools on the road as well as the large Cheshire College, South and West, which has students travelling to it from a wide area across Cheshire. Why has there been no response to the petition? I look forward to your response.”
Yours faithfully,
Cllr Brian Silvester
Candidate, Crewe West
Crewe First
The other Primary School in Danebank Avenue has a lollipop lady.
“The other Primary School in Danebank Avenue has a lollipop lady.”
No, there’s a crossing attendant outside, where there’s a pedestrian crossing for use by everyone… crossing attendants don’t work for, nor are allocated to, individual schools.
Walk 250m west along southern pavement to pedestrian crossing, cross road safely (assisted by crossing attendant). Job done.
Sigh.
Brian maybe under legislation the council don’t need to have the crossing supervisor, so no matter what you ask for there is no reason to reply to a pointless point