Parents' worries over road safety

Parent David Jex said the walk could be "scary"

Parents and teachers in Lincolnshire have said they are worried about the safety of a walking route to school.

The A607 between the village of Leadenham near Grantham and Sir William Robertson School has a narrow pavement and is overgrown, parents said.

The half-mile stretch is used by students walking to school and has a 40mph speed limit.

Lincolnshire County Council said they would be happy to meet with residents and parents to discuss their concerns.

David Jex, whose son Nathan is a pupil at the school and walks the route every day, said: "The path is all overgrown and you have to step out into the road while traffic is coming...it can be a bit of a scary situation."

Nathan Jex added: "Sometimes I have to get right into the bushes to dodge the buses and lorries going past."

I think they almost wait for someone to be killed...before they do something Ian Wright, head teacher

Parents want the council to make the pavement wider, impose speed restrictions along the stretch of road that passes the school and the hedges to be cut right back.

Head teacher Ian Wright said: "This is not an adequate provision but nothing has been done about it.

"I think, as in a lot of these issues, they almost wait for someone to be killed or seriously injured before they do something."

In a statement, Lincolnshire County Council said the hedges belonged to a private landlord and it was his responsibility to maintain them.