An accident waiting to happen...

Met with the head teacher of Pembury Primary School today. It seems that since their long-serving lollipop lady retired some weeks ago, nobody has come forward to step into the breach. No parents, no grandparents, no local residents.

It doesn't seem a lot to ask - an hour or so in the morning, same again in the afternoon. And the knowledge that hundreds of children get to school safely day in, day out.  In the overall scheme of things, it's very small. But if it were my child under the wheels of a car...

I've agreed to send a letter to every parent to ask them to a Public Meeting. I'll try to get the local press involved too, and let's see if we can find a community-minded soul to take the job. Without them, I fear the inevitable accident won't wait long to happen.