CULCHETH and Glazebury Parish Council have been given a boost with a £1000 donation from Bents Garden & Home to help fund the first Speed Indicator Device to be installed as part of the Council’s wider drive to tackle speeding.
The new sign, sponsored by Bents, will be fitted on Warrington Road and positioned in a location designed to target cars leaving the A580 East Lancashire Road.
Cars leaving what is a 60 mph speed limit will be reminded they have entered a 30 mph zone, encouraging them to slow down as they head in the direction of the village of Glazebury.
Cllr Joan Grime, Chair of the Parish Council, said: “We would like to thank Matthew and Bents for their very generous donation which helps launch our drive against speeding in the villages. Many people think that because of the rural surroundings as the leave the East Lancs Road, they are still in a high speed area, but they’re not.
“They are very quickly approaching a residential area so we hope the new sign on Warrington Road will encourage motorists to check their speed”
Matthew Bent, Managing Director at Bents Garden & Home added: “Drivers are quite often unaware of the speed they are travelling, but speed limits are there for a reason. These types of signs are very effective in letting people know how fast they are going and encouraging them to slow down and we hope the new installation on Warrington Road will prove to be an effective deterrent.”
The new sign, which will be positioned between Jennets Lane and Bents Garden & Home, will be solar powered so will require no extra energy supply once installed. It is hoped it will make a substantial difference to the communities of Culcheth and Glazebury.
