Labour in Leeds

Middleton Park Councillors joined forces with local residents as they staged a protest to call for a pedestrian crossing to be built at the corner of Windmill Road and Belle Isle Road. The stretch of road is incredibly busy with commuter traffic and the school run and many people are concerned that there is no safe place to cross. 

Many children walk to Windmill Primary School and South Leeds High School along the road and lots of parents worry that their children aren’t safe on their way to and from school. Although the wind did its best to disrupt the demonstration it was well attended with many schoolchildren adding their voices to the call for a crossing. 

Councillor Geoff Driver (Middleton Park Ward) said: “When parents send their children to school the very least they can expect is that they will be able to get there safely.   

This is an extremely busy road and particularly so when children are walking to and from school, a crossing would make the whole journey much safer and would also slow traffic down. My ward colleagues and I will be demanding that the Highways Department listen to local residents and take steps to install a crossing as soon as possible.”