Safer Crossing on Gover St
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Dr Libby North Taranaki P31 Community Cookbook Midweek P32 Wednesday, October 5, 2016 Penelope Pukeko leads the charge across the new kea crossing on Gover St. YVETTE BATTEN/FAIRFAX NZ Safer crossing on Gover St YVETTE BATTEN cross in different places have misses with families crossing on crossing because they didn’t feel happy to work with in partner- come back to using the safe cross- that road.’’ safe, which defeats the purpose of ship with schools to address the here’s now a safe way for ing,’’ principal Juliet Ormrod Ormrod said drivers would putting it in in the first place.’’ barriers to walking, biking and Central School pupils to said. stop when they weren’t supposed Ormrod said the kea crossing using the bus. T get across Gover St. ‘‘We’re getting families away to causing nail-biting situations meant families could park further ‘‘The Central School kea cross- For years families have from the school efficiently and for pedestrians and traffic snarls. away from the school and know ing enables family to know their struggled to get across the busy safely.’’ On one occasion she witnessed their child will get there and back children have safe passage across street, particularly before and It’s bedlam outside the busy a ute pull out to pass a stopped car safely. a very busy urban city street, so after school. school gate so a crossing point, and just about bowl a cluster of ‘‘I could completely under- can be confident their children Now a kea crossing, which is where pedestrians had to wait for pedestrians over. stand why a parent would have can get to and from school. unmarked but becomes a formal a gap in traffic, was put in on the ‘‘It was absolutely terrifying. been concerned beforehand if ‘‘We encourage cars away from crossing when the school patrol is street in early 2015. I’ve never had my heart in my their child had to cross Gover St.’’ school entrances, so thanks very out, has been installed. ‘‘The crossing point still wasn’t mouth like it,’’ she said. Sarah Wilson from the Let’s Go much to Central School and the ‘‘It’s made such a difference. safe. ‘‘We were getting to the stage programme and New Plymouth wider school community for sup- All the people who had started to ‘‘We had a number of near where people weren’t using the District Council said they are porting this initiative,’’ she said. 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The During this event people will rain stopped and Taranaki was have the opportunity to visit able to host a rugby match with artists in their studios. the sun shining for a change. The Organisers have introduced Taranaki Bulls nearly upset Can- workshops with the artists this terbury, but they had too many year in the hope it will lead to Barretts. greater interest and appreciation TO: Retiring NPGHS principal of the artist’s skills. Jenny Ellis. Enjoy the the rest, Artist Fay Looney is running a you’ve earned it. workshop on Monday October 31 TO: Mike’s organic Brewery at Koru on Koru Gallery called A lives on after coming out of liqui- Photography Discussion. dation. Make it work guys, we The subject will be ‘Publishing want you open. your work’ and she will share knowledge she has gained from THUMBS DOWN publishing her own books. TO: Arrogance. 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