Eastington’s Approaches to Reducing Speed

EARS - ‘Eastington’s Approaches to Reducing Speed of Traffic Through the Village’

A very big THANK YOU to everyone who gave their support in our recent attempt at raising money for helping brighten-up our village as a means of reducing speed!

You may remember from reading the last edition of the ECN, that several members of our EARS group wanted to attend a local car boot, at which donations of bric-a-brac – from clothing, board games, cuddly-toys, books, pictures and sporting equipment etc – would be sold to help pay for floral displays in the village.

It’s generally accepted by road traffic experts, that the more loved and welcoming a village or neighbourhood appears to the motorist, the slower drivers tend to pass through.

You may have noticed that a floral display has already appeared next to The Cross and is just one of the ways to reduce speeding traffic.

We need to keep up this momentum with the next step being a proposal to site gates on the entrance to the village.

Well the good news is, that after such a generous response to our appeal for donations, we managed to exceed our hopes by making £220 clear profit at the car boot sale we attended at The Star Centre in Cheltenham on Sunday 5th July.

In the very near future, it’s hoped we may be able sell any remaining items at a local fair or jumble sale.

A sincere thank you to everyone who got in touch and offered both their time and  possessions and in helping make such a big difference to they way live our lives.

David Aston

Pauline Allen

Jennie Corrie

Tina Davies.