Some time ago, a very special girl at Milton Abbot primary decided to write to the Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner, Alison Hernandez, highlighting the road safety issue in our village.
Our speed safety group have also previously written, but the letter from local girl Isabelle, touched Alison, who wanted to visit personally, meet Isobel and learn about the issues in our village and learn how she might, along with Devon Highways representative, Councilor Stuart Hughes, help us to address these problems.
Her visit happened today on the 23rd of November in Milton Abbot around lunchtime.
After meeting the group and Isabelle, a special presentation was made, with Isabelle gifting a special bell made from the wood of Milton Abbots St Constantine’s old oak bell frame. In turn, Alison gave Isabelle a special gift of a Vision Zero backpack and other goodies. Mr. Luxford and Isabelle’s mum joined Sonia, Chris, and Angus in the meeting.
The Police and Crime Commissioner then joined us in the village hall to be talked through a short presentation on our efforts thus far in the village, learning about the walking school bus, our fundraising and grant applications, and the new QR code for reporting incidents.
We then all walked to the school, experiencing and observing firsthand the issues of speeding traffic and narrow pavements.
We are now being given offers of support with tangible solutions to address these issues and look forwards to sharing updates once we finalise details in due course.
A wonderful moment in reward of the hard efforts of the speed watch volunteers, the school, pupils and headmaster, and the wider village community.
Left to right- Alison Hernandez -Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner, Emily, Isabelle, Angus, Sonia, Mr. Luxford, Chris, Stuart Hughes -Cabinet Members for Highways Management
Milton Abbot Speed & Road Safety 