Hanover Inpractice
Hanover Inpractice
Hanover Inpractice
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TAPSCoTT CouRT, WoTToN-uNdER-EdGE, GLouCESTERSHIRE<br />
Road to success<br />
WhenTapscottCourtresidentJoanJordan<br />
hadaseriousfallcrossingtheroadoutside<br />
theestate,herneighboursagreeditwas‘an<br />
accidentwaitingtohappen’.Itspurredon<br />
theircampaignforasaferroad.<br />
HawStreetisabusyroutetotheM5–butin<br />
2009therewerenopedestriancrossingsnear<br />
theestate.Inherhastetocrossthebusyroad<br />
betweenparkedcars,thewheelsofMrs<br />
Jordan’smobilitytrolleybecamestuckonthe<br />
kerbandshebrokeherhipasshefell.<br />
Angeredbytheirneighbour’saccident,the<br />
residents–withthehelpoftheirestate<br />
managerKarenGyde–lobbiedGloucestershire<br />
CountyCounciltoinstalladroppedkerb.<br />
Karenhelpedthemborrowspeedgunsfrom<br />
theroadsafetyunitanddoindependent<br />
talliesofroaduse.Theyinvolvedlocal<br />
councillorsandthepressandKarensent<br />
“<br />
Karen’spersistencegot<br />
theresult–withalittlebit<br />
ofhelpfromus!<br />
– dawn Waring, resident”<br />
weeklyemailstothecouncil’sHighways<br />
Departmenttokeepupthepressure.<br />
Theestate’seffortsfinallypaidoffinMarch<br />
2011whenthecouncilinstalledadropped<br />
kerb.Karensays:“Thecrossingisfarbetter<br />
thanwe’dhopedfor;althoughittooktwo<br />
yearsofcampaigning.Roadsafetyhasbeen<br />
improvednotjustforresidentsbutforallthe<br />
localcommunity.”<br />
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inpractice@hanover.org.uk<br />
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