Member of Parliament for South Leicestershire, Alberto Costa MP, will be writing to all residents of the Leicestershire village, Sharnford, in the coming week with a traffic survey to hear their views on the traffic issues affecting the village.
With the cooperation of Sharnford Parish Council and the Sharnford Traffic Action Group (STAG), the survey will be sent to almost 800 residents in the village with a range of questions asking for their views on the speed and volume of traffic traveling through the village, while it also asks residents for their opinions on the calming measures they would like to see implemented.
Mr Costa said, “I’m delighted to be reaching out to the residents of Sharnford with this traffic survey. I’ve been aware of some of these traffic issues for some time, both in terms of the volume and speed of traffic travelling through the village, therefore I would greatly welcome the views of the people of Sharnford to hear of the issues affecting them most and the measures they believe would be most suitable in addressing these issues”.
“At long last Sharnford is being listened to” added Mrs June Feast, Chairman of the Sharnford Traffic Action Group. “As a small rural village, Sharnford has the misfortune to be cut in half by what must be one of the busiest B roads in Britain. Continuous convoys of heavy goods vehicle thunder through the village on a road which is so narrow that they have to mount the pavements to pass each other.” She continued, “We have had houses almost demolished, pedestrians hit on the zebra crossing and general breaching of the speed limit, including idiotic driving at speeds into three figures. We could not be more delighted that Mr. Costa our M.P. is taking up our case and researching our views”
Mr Costa concluded, “I’m very grateful to both the Sharnford Parish Council and STAG for their assistance and local knowledge in formulating the survey. I do hope residents will take just a few moments to complete the survey and share their views so I can assist the village of Sharnford in finding a solution to their traffic issues”.
The survey, which should be returned by the deadline of Friday 24th March, will be sent to all Sharnford residents currently listed on the electoral roll. It can returned by simply folding the completed survey and posting it via the freepost address located on the back, or it can be posted into one of the ‘MP Survey Return boxes’ located at one of the following locations in Sharnford: The Shanrford Arms , The Evergreen Hall, Sharnford Post Office and the Countryman Inn.
Attached photo shows Alberto Costa MP (L) with (from inside R) Mr Michael Lee, from the Sharnford Traffic Action Group (STAG), Leicestershire County Councillor, Cllr Ernie White and Mr Jack Feast and Mr Michael Shirley, both also from STAG.