Hingham forms Speedwatch
HINGHAM has formed its own community speedwatch team which went "live" on Monday.Like many other rural communities in East Anglia, Hingham has traffic problems.
HINGHAM has formed its own community speedwatch team which went "live" on Monday.
Like many other rural communities in East Anglia, Hingham has traffic problems.
Four busy roads approach the village centre and the road through the Market Place is very wide. It takes time to cross, particularly for the elderly, and its very width invites speeding.
Attempts have been made by residents in the recent past to introduce forms of traffic calming, a pedestrian crossing and a pedestrian refuge. None were successful.
You may also want to watch:
The suggestion by Norfolk Constabulary, late last year, for residents to form a community speedwatch team was welcomed.
After a recruitment drive and police training, speedwatch teams equipped with a police radar speed gun will regularly cover the approach roads to Hingham.
Most Read
- 1 12 villages set to receive some of UK's fastest ever broadband
- 2 'No guarantee' - doctor urges HPV vaccinated women to attend screenings
- 3 New head unveiled at high school with 'so much potential'
- 4 Norfolk has no Covid patients in critical care for first time in six months
- 5 How will exam grades and primary school tests work this summer?
- 6 Cash For Charities: Win a share of £20,000 for your favourite good cause
- 7 NORWICH CITY ARE PROMOTED TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE
- 8 What we know about Prince Philip's funeral at Windsor
- 9 Covid vaccine rollout shifts dramatically in favour of second doses
- 10 Woman died after crash on way to visit mother's grave
The registration details of vehicles speeding will be reported to the police so they can write to the registered keeper of the vehicle asking that they respect local speed limits.
Roger Heptinstall, the Hingham Speedwatch co-ordinator, said he was very impressed by the response to the recruitment campaign and the team now numbers 17, including town council chairman, Jane Mackie.
He was optimistic more residents would join once the scheme proved its worth, thus providing more teams to be "on watch" throughout the week.
