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 The Parish Council has tried to get the speed limit reduced to 30 mph but this has proved not to be possible due to it now being County Council policy not to have a speed limit lower than 40 mph unless there are special circumstances – our school does not qualify we are told!!
-We have also requested that the speed limit be extended further out of the village. This requires the passing of a by-law and will be added to the next batch to be: put forward to the legislature. This however is unlikely to be for some years tocome.
+We have also requested that the speed limit be extended further out of the village. This requires the passing of a by-law and will be added to the next batch to be: put forward to the legislature. This however is unlikely to be for some years to come.
 One action that will happen is the repositioning of the school warning sign further out of the village to give drivers more time to slow down.

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	2006. Over many years, the Parish Council campaigned for a reduction in the speed limit in Lacey Green & Loosley Row. The 40 mph limit in Lacey Green was considered too high, whilst in Loosley Row only the national speed limit of 60mph was in force! A successful result was finally achieved in 2006, when both villages became subject to a 30mph limit.		2006. Over many years, the Parish Council campaigned for a reduction in the speed limit in Lacey Green & Loosley Row. The 40 mph limit in Lacey Green was considered too high, whilst in Loosley Row only the national speed limit of 60mph was in force! A successful result was finally achieved in 2006, when both villages became subject to a 30mph limit.
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		+	'''Hallmark February 2024'''. Report by Tim MacGillivray. '''Traffic'''
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		+	The Parish council has ongoing engagement with Bucks Council about reducing the speed limit between Walters Ash and Lacey Green from 60 mph to mph. In our view the reduction would mean that drivers observing the speed limit approaching the bend just before the school would not have to reduce their speeds so dramatically.
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		+	As part of this process, we have sought joint funding from the community board to collect speed data for traffic using this stretch of road. This data will be used with the data collected for traffic approaching Main Road which we hope will reinforce our argument to make these changes.
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		+	In addition, we have also made a case for changing the turn options on the junction of Lower Road and Woodway. We have seen a few occasions now where larger vans coming down the hill from the Whip try to turn left into Lower Road and getting stuck between the corner of the turn and the flint wall opposite, blocking the road completely until help arrives.
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		+	In addition, turning right out of Lower Road is not an easy or in my view a safe manoeuvre and can result in a two- or three-point turn into the wrong side of the road. Again, we are in discussion to seek funding for this project as the parish council does not have the funds to pay for this ourselves.
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		+	Making any significant changes like these takes time to process and there are lots of other pressures on funding to contend with – not least is the need to repair potholes which are a national issue now. Please remember, if you see a damaging or dangerous pothole and you have time to help, please bring this to the attention of Bucks Council through the online facility fixmystreet.buckinghamshire.gov.uk.

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	Your Parish Council has been trying to achieve a suitable level of traffic calming for many years. We hope that the proposed measures will be implemented, and that they will have the desired effect. The direct support of [[The Residents Association]] has been of tremendous help, and we much appreciate their efforts.		Your Parish Council has been trying to achieve a suitable level of traffic calming for many years. We hope that the proposed measures will be implemented, and that they will have the desired effect. The direct support of [[The Residents Association]] has been of tremendous help, and we much appreciate their efforts.
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		+	'''Hallmark November 1998.''' '''Report by Councillor Tony Molesworth.''' "Idle Thoughts"
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		+	The matter of the speed of traffic through Lacey Green seems to be about to resurface, with the Residents Association launching a new initiative. The Parish Council only had partial success in obtaining minor safety measures such as the enhanced entry sign at the Southern end of the village and the Dragon's Teeth road markings. We didn't obtain any road narrowings (which might have been more use!). The main constraints to effective action include (1) The main road 1s a principal route for buses and other traffic, (2) it does not have street lighting, (3) There haven't been enough fatal accidents.
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		+	Lacey Green is not regarded by the Bucks County Council or the police as being a dangerous area, and although readers may disagree, this does appear to be true. Calls for a 30mph speed limit are likely to be resisted by the police, on the grounds that a limit perceived as unreasonable by most drivers results apparently in an increase of speed rather than a reduction.
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		+	The official policy seems to be almost the complete opposite of that applied to industrial safety legislation and practice, where the fact that there hasn't yet been a serious accident is not accepted as an argument for doing nothing about a potential danger. Of course, the application of HSE type rulings to road operation might result in the re-introduction of the man with the red flag, an overall speed limit of 15 mph, or perhaps a total ban on all private cars!!
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		+	It appears that what is required is an improvement in the attitude of drivers, and I would ask residents to think of their own behaviour. When you drive through the village, do you never exceed the 40mph limit? Do you always drive at a speed commensurate with the prevailing conditions of weather, traffic, parked vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists? Of course you do!!

	'''Hallmark May 1999. Lacey Green Parish Council.''' By Linda Moorcroft		'''Hallmark May 1999. Lacey Green Parish Council.''' By Linda Moorcroft

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 Experience shows that to achieve even a simple solution to a problem takes time – in some cases a very long time – plus many frustrations. The problem of speeding in Main Road, a subject on the agenda of every meeting over the last eight years at least, and still continues, despite meetings with County Officials and various suggestions to resolve the situation.
-At present County are not prepared to fund traffic calming measures in Lacey Green, even with financial support from the Parish. Priority for traffic calming seems to be measured by the number of fatal accidents on a given stretch of road rather than trying to prevent them Disappointingly the long proposed improvements to the A4010 and [[Woodway]] junction have also been abandoned.
+At present County are not prepared to fund traffic calming measures in Lacey Green, even with financial support from the Parish. Priority for traffic calming seems to be measured by the number of fatal accidents on a given stretch of road rather than trying to prevent them.   Disappointingly the long proposed improvements to the A4010 and [[Woodway]] junction have also been abandoned.
 '''Hallmark September 1995.'''  report by Parish Councillor Dennis Claydon

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−	click The [[Residents Association speeding reports]] for more [[Speeding]] reports	+	click The [[Residents Association speeding reports]] for more [[Speeding]] reports.

	click [[Parish Council]] for all other reports.		click [[Parish Council]] for all other reports.

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 . Work with the council in encouraging customers of the shop to use the Village Hall car park – no matter how short the stay.
-'''Hallmark February 1995.'''   report  by Councillor Dennis Claydon.
+'''Hallmark February 1995.'''   report  by Councillor [[Dennis Claydon]].
 The wheels of local government sometimes turn exceedingly slowly. One virtue needed by a Parish Councillor is patience!

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	4. Work with the council in encouraging customers of the shop to use the Village Hall car park – no matter how short the stay.		4. Work with the council in encouraging customers of the shop to use the Village Hall car park – no matter how short the stay.
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		+	'''Hallmark February 1995.''' report by Councillor Dennis Claydon.
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		+	The wheels of local government sometimes turn exceedingly slowly. One virtue needed by a Parish Councillor is patience!
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		+	Experience shows that to achieve even a simple solution to a problem takes time – in some cases a very long time – plus many frustrations. The problem of speeding in Main Road, a subject on the agenda of every meeting over the last eight years at least, and still continues, despite meetings with County Officials and various suggestions to resolve the situation.
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		+	At present County are not prepared to fund traffic calming measures in Lacey Green, even with financial support from the Parish. Priority for traffic calming seems to be measured by the number of fatal accidents on a given stretch of road rather than trying to prevent them Disappointingly the long proposed improvements to the A4010 and [[Woodway]] junction have also been abandoned.

	'''Hallmark September 1995.''' report by Parish Councillor Dennis Claydon		'''Hallmark September 1995.''' report by Parish Councillor Dennis Claydon

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	With so many children and elderly people in the Village it is an issue that I believe is worth endlessly pursuing if it leads to even the smallest improvement in the safety of the roads through the Village. We are keeping a close eye on the scheme in neighbouring counties where 30 mph limits are being introduced in all residential areas including villages previously with higher limits.		With so many children and elderly people in the Village it is an issue that I believe is worth endlessly pursuing if it leads to even the smallest improvement in the safety of the roads through the Village. We are keeping a close eye on the scheme in neighbouring counties where 30 mph limits are being introduced in all residential areas including villages previously with higher limits.
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		+	2006. Over many years, the Parish Council campaigned for a reduction in the speed limit in Lacey Green & Loosley Row. The 40 mph limit in Lacey Green was considered too high, whilst in Loosley Row only the national speed limit of 60mph was in force! A successful result was finally achieved in 2006, when both villages became subject to a 30mph limit.

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		+	click The [[Residents Association speeding reports]] for more [[Speeding]] reports
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	click [[Parish Council]] for all other reports.		click [[Parish Council]] for all other reports.

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	Your Parish Council has been trying to achieve a suitable level of traffic calming for many years. We hope that the proposed measures will be implemented, and that they will have the desired effect. The direct support of [[The Residents Association]] has been of tremendous help, and we much appreciate their efforts.		Your Parish Council has been trying to achieve a suitable level of traffic calming for many years. We hope that the proposed measures will be implemented, and that they will have the desired effect. The direct support of [[The Residents Association]] has been of tremendous help, and we much appreciate their efforts.
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		+	'''Hallmark May 1999. Lacey Green Parish Council.''' By Linda Moorcroft
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		+	One very cold Saturday morning in early March, a full turn-out of the [[Parish Council]] (plus other interested parties) could be seen marching up and down the pavements near the [[Pink Road]] /Loosley Hill crossroads, peering into hedgerows and examining the width of the pavements and verges.
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		+	As it started to snow and our fingers and toes turned numb, I did ask myself why I had ever become a Parish Councillor! I am very much the “new girl” of the Council and joined when a vacancy came up last year. .I have no particular axe to grind (politically or otherwise), so my only motivation for applying was (and is) the fact that, since our family moved here some five and a half years ago, we have come to value the quality of life we enjoy in Lacey Green, and, for me, this is an opportunity to. do a “little something” to contribute to the well-being of our villages.
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		+	On this particular (cold) occasion, we were doing something that has been discussed at every single meeting of the Council since I arrived last July - considering another possible traffic calming scheme which would not detract from the rural feel of the Village. Following advice from the police that gates at each end of the Village might draw attention to the speed limit and to the fact that drivers are entering a residential area, it is likely that the [[Parish Council]] will adopt the suggestion, provided that it is practicable to do so (although this is proving a problem at the northern end of the Village because of lack of space) and depending on cost. More work is yet to be done before a final decision is reached - so watch this space.
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		+	With so many children and elderly people in the Village it is an issue that I believe is worth endlessly pursuing if it leads to even the smallest improvement in the safety of the roads through the Village. We are keeping a close eye on the scheme in neighbouring counties where 30 mph limits are being introduced in all residential areas including villages previously with higher limits.