Community speed watch scheme takes leap forward

Speaking at this month’s Market Rasen Town 
Council meeting, town clerk Lucy Waller provided an 
update on the scheme - 
almost nine months after 
councillors first discussed the topic.

She said: “They (Lincolnshire Road Safety Partnership have got back to me and given me the list of equipment .

“It will cost £500 to buy everything - which is what we expected.

“We need six or more 
volunteers.

“I’ve got four public 
volunteers and I feel there might have been some 
council volunteers when this was first bought up.

“Because it was June/July when they expressed the
interest, I will go back to those members of the public and ask if they are still 
interested and then we can take it from there.”

Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Mayor Councillor Stephen Bunney said: I know one person said they would be happy to volunteer if it is ‘right outside my house.’

“As I understand it, volunteers are trained for a designated site

“I still think we will get six people.”

As previously reported, Market Rasen Town Council has formed a group of councillors, led by Councillor June Clark, who will take the project forward.

The council decided to launch the scheme after 
concerns were raised about the speed of vehicles coming into the town on all of the
 major routes.