School Runs

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B J weather today is a repeat of yesterday

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First of all let me make it clear I do not live an either of the two roads ( Padleys Lane and Willow Wong), providing access to Burton Joyce Primary School, nor do I live in Main Street in the village centre. I do frequently walk and drive our car up/down “Padleys” at times which occasionally coincide with parents taking/collecting their children from the school - toddlers as well as the above 5’s.
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The problem is not simply the parking in front and on the frontage of the local residents, it is the car movements up and down the roads creating confusion and bottle necks ( particularly at the bend in “Padleys” which coincides with one of the school entrances.
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I must add here that the School in their website, ask for some co-operation , having negotiated with the car parks at the Co-op and Cross Keys which does not appear to have helped all that much
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The problems on Padleys - aggravated further with the fashionable introduction of the “Chelsea Tractors ( large 4 wheel drives ) are
1) Parking on both sides of and the corner junction of Main Street/ Padleys
2) Parking on the lower section of Padleys Lane in front of resident properties (and occasionally drive-ways
3) Parking creating safety and bottle-necks problems at the difficult, semi- obscured road bend in Padleys, adjacent - to the school entrance
4) Parking on the grass verges in “Padleys” close the to obscured bend- creating hazards for children and parents crossing behind/in front of cars (parked and moving)
5) Congestion in both direction of “Padleys” as cars arrive and depart simultaneously at the school - at least 4X a day/ 5 days week ( up to 150M of lower “Padleys”)
6) Parents gossiping and congesting the pavements for normal/elderly pedestrians before/after collecting their own children
7) “Unobserved” young children and toddlers not responsibly tended chasing around excitedly whilst parent chat of prepare opening car doors and boots
8) Cars parked with wheels on the pavements
9) Car doors opening onto the pavement areas and more importantly into the carriageway - creating yet further difficulties and congestion for other road and pavement users
10) Cars parked opposite and on each side of the road within Padleys

11) Of course all these probems are further aggrevated by the weather - rain, frost and snow create their own contribution to the difficulties
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Etc.. etc..
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It should be added that the School Run “parking problem” experienced by local residents is not quite as bad in "Willow Wong"
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However, the problem does exist in "Willow Wong" and elsewhere, should be noted for the roadside congestions in the village centre and in Meadow Lane ( which create difficulties outside of the Library and at the Church Road ( Bye-Pass) junction, really do need attention and remedial action
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