Pavements outside Hardwick Primary

Visited 85 year old Doreen Roberts today who lives near Hardwick Primary. She uses an electric scooter to get around and had called me to see if I could help improve the terrible pavements just outside the school.

And what an awful state they were in too. Plus a big need for a dropped kerb for wheelchair / scooter users. SCC has a budget for hazards and I hope to tap into this.

Promised to come back to Mrs Roberts week after next. Turns out she is a former Lib Dem activist who recalls the days when we first won the ward in the early 70s.

I really like the area around there. It feels like a proper community. Kids play out. Old people walk round unmolested. No sense of threat. At its heart is a school, a church, a community centre and local shops. Take any of these out and the place would be diminished. As it is, it is a vibrant area which residents really like.