Andy D'Agorne

Residents of Grange St celebrated progress towards getting their streets designated 20mph by holding a street party. FOr a couple of hours the weather was kind and allowed children to play on their bikes, joining in the pavement art, face painting and generally enjoying the street as kids might have done 30- 50 years ago. Because of council bureacracy and the cost of public liability insurance that they said would be required the street wasnt officially 'closed' but a couple of adults asked drivers to use another route to exit the area (Grange Garth) and alerted children to let cars through when needed. As the residents had been leafleted and knew about the event, most were happy to detour or drive very slowly past - wouldnt it be nice if that happened all the time rather than kids being 'told off' for playing in their own street?