ELIN JONES, AM for Ceredigion, has met with local Councillors, and parents and teachers at Ysgol y Drewen in Cwm Cou to discuss on-going safety for children pedestrians in the village.
The village of Cwm Cou is situated on the main route between Lampeter and Cardigan for lorries avoiding the Cenarth bridge, and has a sharp blind corner as well as a narrow bridge near the school.
Village residents, as well as pupils at the school and their families, have called on Ceredigion council to improve safety in Cwm Cou several times, due to cases of cars speeding past the school towards the narrow bridge, and reported near misses for pedestrians in the village.
Elin Jones said: “It’s a real concern to me that this rural area of Ceredigion seems to pose more of a risk to people than those living in built up, urban areas due to a lack of consideration for pedestrians.
“I’ve now asked that Ceredigion Council consider making the safety of residents and pupils in Cwm Cou a priority, and that there is a commitment to a whole scheme for the village as soon as possible.
“It’s so important that the instillation of pavements and a well-considered give way system on the bridge near the school are included in this, as they are vital for children and parents trying to gain safe access to the school and for pedestrians wishing to visit their neighbours.
“I’m extremely grateful to Cllr Lyndon Lloyd for championing the cause, as well as Beulah Community Council and all the staff, students and Governors at Ysgol Drewen for their hard work. I wholeheartedly support the cause, and hope that Ceredigion Council will note this, and give the village the safety assurances that it needs.”
Cllr Lyndon Lloyd, who has campaigned on the issue, said: “Where else in Ceredigion is there a main road on which residents are unable to walk through their village from one end to the other due to a very dangerous sharp bend and a narrow bridge? It is is totally wrong that the parents of the children attending the school have to take their children by car, because it is too dangerous to walk.
“The County Council now states that cut backs have led to failure in remeding this situation, but the residents and Beulah Community council are now asking what is the price of danger to the residents, who literally risk their lives every day in this village.
“Cwm Cou residents now deserve the full attention of the authority, after years of requests have been ignored.”
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