'St Luke's School, Hampshire Councty Council and Sway Parish Council Working Together to Make a Difference'
In the past, residents and parents have written to St Luke's School, Sway Parish Council and Hampshire County Council regarding Sway village traffic and congestion issues in the immediate vicinity of the school and in the centre of the village.
In December 2015, Rachel Goplen, (Headteacher at St Luke's School), Councillor Ken Thornber (Hampshire County Councillor), Councillor Barry Rickman (Chair of Sway Parish Council), Mike Fleming (School Local Authority Governor and Travel Champion) and Ellie Bolton (Hampshire County Council Travel Adviser) met to discuss these concerns further with a view to planning what we can do together to improve things. A joint 'Village Congestion Working Party' was formed and in addition to the above included Helen Lennox from Gracewell, Jane Brennan, a resident in Wesbeams Road, and Stuart Redhead (PCSO).
We want to work together with residents, parents and others affected by traffic congestion in the village to attempt to make things better.
In response to surveys completed by residents and parents in March 2016, Sway Village Congestion Working Party met on 22nd April and 10th June and to review next steps. The Working Party discussed options below.
Please note, points 2 and 3 will involve full consultation with residents if and before any changes are made. At present the school is awaiting 2 and 3 to be completed. Use of the Cango Bus has been explored but is not a workable option moving forward.
At the December working party meeting, the committee reviewed a number of initiatives resulting from the school taking part in Modeshift STARS, a national schools awards scheme that has been established to recognise schools demonstrating excellence in supporting cycling, walking and other forms of sustainable travel. To find out more about Modeshifs STARS, visit our MODESHIFT STARS page. https://www.st-lukes.hants.sch.uk/modeshift-stars/
The letter below was our first letter to Sway residents and families at the school, asking for views about village traffic congestion and ideas for making things better.
Residential surveys below were available to download and return to school by hand or email to adminoffice@st-lukes.hants.sch.uk Alternatively, hard copies of surveys were available for collection and return at Sway Butchers, Sway Newsagents and Janet Kirk Floral Designs.