Unfortunately this afternoon, once again, we had an issue with inconsiderate parking drawn to our attention.

An upset, elderly resident of Woodside Avenue came into the school to report an incident. Four cars were parked right on the bend of the corner approaching Woodside from Moorfield Avenue direction. This meant she had to blindly use the wrong side of the road and she met an oncoming vehicle whose driver kept coming forward, as he was on the correct side. The lady had to reverse and was very aware that children were walking on and around the pavements as she did so. She was very concerned about the safety of the children, hoping they would not attempt to cross the road behind her.

Can we please take this opportunity to ask for drivers to be considerate to our local residents? This lady was genuinely worried about the safety of our children too.

Particularly with the brighter days now coming, could we suggest parking slightly further away and allowing our hard-working lollipop man and lady to help you safely across the road? We are aware that some of our older children now do this, which does ease a little bit of the congestion.

Many thanks for your assistance and co-operation in this important matter, and ask you to pass this on to any other adult who may be collecting your child.