Proposed walking route to school is unsafe Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/proposed-walking-route-to-school-is-unsafe.html Online petition signatures en-us Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:38 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Mr Rob O'Brien [Signature #100] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5121704?utm_medium=rss Sat, 14 Mar 2009 04:58:07 UTC 5121704 Mrs Louise Taylor [Signature #99] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5116068?utm_medium=rss Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:02:13 UTC 5116068 Mrs Jane Tucker [Signature #98] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5116044?utm_medium=rss Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:49:29 UTC 5116044 ian trinder [Signature #97] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5114150?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:22:05 UTC 5114150 Mr Julian Rouse [Signature #96] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5112239?utm_medium=rss Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:50:41 UTC 5112239 Mrs Carla Buckle [Signature #95] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5110895?utm_medium=rss We the undersigned are opposed to West Berkshire District Council’s withdrawal of the school bus service from East Ilsley to the Downs school, Compton, offering instead a 6 mile a day walk across mainly exposed downland as the only guaranteed, green, free alternative.

We do not consider the proposed walking route reasonably safe, given the daylight and weather conditions that can be expected, regardless of whether the child was accompanied as necessary or not.

]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:43:44 UTC 5110895 Revd Kate Stacey [Signature #94] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5109994?utm_medium=rss Surely this is unrealistic of the council. Yes, our Grandparents would have done it, but we do not live in those times. A parent escorting a child on this route would spend around 30 hours a week walking, and who has this time!! Also, do the Downs/Compton want the inevitable additional traffic? I hope for a successful, and sensible outcome, and that you keep your bus.

]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:46:01 UTC 5109994 Amanda Sibley [Signature #93] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5109797?utm_medium=rss Mad!

]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:24:16 UTC 5109797 Mr William Hooper [Signature #92] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5107578?utm_medium=rss This is environmental madness. Why replace a single vehicle with a fleet of cars?

]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:25:55 UTC 5107578 Greg Riordan [Signature #91] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5107425?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:04:15 UTC 5107425 Mrs Sue Van Huyssteen [Signature #90] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5107422?utm_medium=rss I do a lot of off-road running in the area - and know those tracks well. I would not want my child wearing school uniform and walking in what is mud for much of the year - especially winter. 3 miles will take approx 1 hour to walk. In winter they would be walking in the dark. That is not acceptable.

]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:03:56 UTC 5107422 Mrs Diane Statham [Signature #89] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5107315?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:50:48 UTC 5107315 Mrs Jacqui Mundy [Signature #88] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5107007?utm_medium=rss I would not be happy about my child walking this route

]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:13:28 UTC 5107007 Mr Michael Toseland [Signature #87] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5106357?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:56:25 UTC 5106357 Mrs Sally Martin [Signature #86] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5105858?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:41:39 UTC 5105858 Mrs Tracy Gregory [Signature #85] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5104977?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:31:18 UTC 5104977 mr graham foster [Signature #84] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5104397?utm_medium=rss n/g

]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:18:41 UTC 5104397 mrs Alison Simpson [Signature #83] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5104275?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:01:44 UTC 5104275 Mr Richard Tilbe [Signature #82] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5103821?utm_medium=rss Withdrawing a school bus and making pupils walk across 6 miles of potentially dangerous lanes is rather silly and inconsiderate in my view. We have had several days of heavy snowfall this winter; last year we had significant flooding to the extent that many of our pupils could not actually get home until after 6.00pm and these are just the most recent occasions.

]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:54:38 UTC 5103821 Mrs Louise Foster [Signature #81] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5103663?utm_medium=rss The safety of our children should be paramount and the council should take responsibility to minimise the risk to our children along the routes to/from school.

]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:32:29 UTC 5103663 Mrs Frances Coker [Signature #80] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5103638?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:29:38 UTC 5103638 Mrs Linda Curson [Signature #79] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5103167?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:05:48 UTC 5103167 Karen Simms [Signature #78] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5102980?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:19:36 UTC 5102980 Mr and Mrs Colin and Janice Sheppard [Signature #77] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5102960?utm_medium=rss As the bus from West Ilsley, has to pass through East Ilsley to get to the Down's School what additional cost is incurred in stopping to collect children en route? This is a highly dangerous suggestion that the children walk particularly in Winter and hence is encouraging the use of private transport. What about Carbon Footprint?

]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:14:54 UTC 5102960 Mrs LAURA WOODBRIDGE [Signature #76] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5102938?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:08:01 UTC 5102938 Mrs Jane Cooper [Signature #75] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5102934?utm_medium=rss I have looked at the photographs of the areas which the young people are going to be expected to walk and I cannot believe that this could be considered acceptable.

]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 06:07:46 UTC 5102934 Mr Marc Walsby [Signature #74] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5102854?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:42:19 UTC 5102854 cathy paterson [Signature #73] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5102832?utm_medium=rss be interesting to know if whoever signed his off actually walked the route with 11 yr old children with all school bags / change of shoes, clothes etc. in the dark and rain to check this out.

]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:33:52 UTC 5102832 Mr Jack Simmons [Signature #72] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5102798?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:18:24 UTC 5102798 Mr Geoff Allan [Signature #71] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5102796?utm_medium=rss Will this council accept full responsibility and liability for any incident or happening to any child involved in this decision and reimburse accordingly?ie from clothes to life.

]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:17:47 UTC 5102796 Mr Tom Simmons [Signature #70] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5102793?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:17:04 UTC 5102793 Mr Nigel Ryan [Signature #69] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5102792?utm_medium=rss A new cycle path totally separate to the road would be a sensible option and encourage children to cylce or walk to school from East Ilsley
Would you like your children to walk over the ridgeway in winter? Perhaps the council would like to light the route to make it safe...

]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:17:01 UTC 5102792 Mrs Suzane Simmons [Signature #68] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5102789?utm_medium=rss A ridiculous plan with little thought for the childrens safety. Another essential rural service being cut to save money. Is this the thin end of the wedge? Will a 'safe' route be found from West to East resulting in the primary school bus being withdrawn next?

]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:15:34 UTC 5102789 Andrea Cook [Signature #67] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5102760?utm_medium=rss Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:08:29 UTC 5102760 Mrs Wendy Collier [Signature #66] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5102667?utm_medium=rss Maybe the person who thinks this is a safe route. Should try walking it in the Dark and on a cold and wet morining/night.

]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:29:54 UTC 5102667 Mrs Sylvia Jackson [Signature #65] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5102446?utm_medium=rss I believe that in this day and age it is completley unreasonable to expect children to walk this distance to and from school each day.This will be in all weathers carrying books, equipment and lunches. I believe that some exercise is good for children but carrying all their heavy bags with a growing bone structure can not be a healthy option for them.This could potentially lead to health problems for them in later life.

]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:38:20 UTC 5102446 Mr Andrew Sharp [Signature #64] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5100494?utm_medium=rss Yet another bonkers decision by the town centric council putting children in the rural communities's at risk and driving more cars on the road, hardly a cleaner greener West Berks

]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:49:41 UTC 5100494 Mrs Joanna Holland [Signature #63] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5100472?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:45:13 UTC 5100472 mrs sally mcewan [Signature #62] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5100407?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:33:26 UTC 5100407 Claire Southgate [Signature #61] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5100397?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:32:06 UTC 5100397 Mrs Jackie Williams [Signature #60] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5100163?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:01:24 UTC 5100163 mrs Alison Aldred [Signature #59] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5100067?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:48:40 UTC 5100067 Mrs Susanne Sopp [Signature #58] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5099586?utm_medium=rss We have walked the route on more than one occasion and I would not let my children walk such an unsafe route. Appart from the route being prone to flooding and the traffic issues along the road, children may also be sitting ducks for any pervert lurking in the bushes. I cannot believe this decision has been made.

]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 04:00:39 UTC 5099586 Mr David Collier [Signature #57] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5099417?utm_medium=rss Ridiculous route, especially as it will be in the dark on an unlit track, I know through using this track it gets extremely wet and muddy in places.

]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:44:11 UTC 5099417 Mr Robert White [Signature #56] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5099190?utm_medium=rss Roads with no footpath
Paths through fields churned up by tractors..mud, puddles
NOT suitable for kids going to school

]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:19:13 UTC 5099190 Mr Lloyd Collier [Signature #55] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5099141?utm_medium=rss Not a suitable route. They're obviously using it as a cost cutting exercise, disguised a a 'healthy initiative'. They know you wont allow the children to use the route and you'll end up driving them yourself at your own cost.

]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:14:23 UTC 5099141 Miss Dagmar Irwin [Signature #54] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5099035?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:03:43 UTC 5099035 Mr John Williams [Signature #53] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5098818?utm_medium=rss Ridiculous walking route to recommend for 11 year old children. How will they find their way home in the middle of december.

]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:40:47 UTC 5098818 Mrs Suzanne Young [Signature #52] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5098255?utm_medium=rss What a preposterous idea on every level - this is unimaginable in terms of the children's safety, and their ability to give of their best during the school day.

]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:22:34 UTC 5098255 Mrs Ferne Cooper [Signature #51] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5098068?utm_medium=rss I live locally and know these roads well. They are very unsuitable for children to be walking on and across due to the number of HGV and farm vehicles in the area. I would not be happy letting my 11-16 year old child walk this route.

]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:55:44 UTC 5098068 Mrs jenni Brine [Signature #50] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5097778?utm_medium=rss i think its disgusting that the council are thinking of getting rid of this bus service as the walk accross the ridgeway could be dangerous especially if the weather conditions are bad also who in their right mind would send kids of that age accross the ridgeway to go to school because anything could happen to them and we as parents have a duty to protect our kids safty.

]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:15:35 UTC 5097778 Miss Dani Adams [Signature #49] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5096858?utm_medium=rss Anyone who's ever lived around children, let alone had them, will realise this is not a good plan.

]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:14:43 UTC 5096858 Mrs Elaine Brewin [Signature #48] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5095250?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:56:21 UTC 5095250 Mr Douglas Moss [Signature #47] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5095202?utm_medium=rss The proposed walking route is NOT safe for children once outside of East Ilsley it is too open and exposed to the weather hot or cold. Knowing children they would not keep together or stay on the route.

]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:44:56 UTC 5095202 Ms Debbie Ashworth [Signature #46] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5095158?utm_medium=rss This is dangerous and not safe even in dry weather. What happens if the weather is inclement.

I have various friends whose children attend from outside the area and go on local school buses. Do not withdraw the services they are vital for the safety and welfare of the children.

]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:35:29 UTC 5095158 Mr Arland Craik [Signature #45] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5095151?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:34:31 UTC 5095151 Mrs Kathryn Wallbanks [Signature #44] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5095114?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:20:27 UTC 5095114 Mrs Sarah Spink [Signature #43] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5095063?utm_medium=rss There is no way that my children should be made to walk that dangerous route. It is absolutely ludicrous. And then when they get to school they will be expected to work to their full potential and concentrate properly. A tired teenager is a ratty teenager and work and behaviour will suffer. At end of the day they will have to walk home and then do homework. They will be too tired. Completely unsatisfactory. Name and shame those involved in the decision and get the media involved asap!!!!

]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:05:08 UTC 5095063 Mr Richard Fielding [Signature #42] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5095009?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:48:31 UTC 5095009 Mrs Alison Carter [Signature #41] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5094972?utm_medium=rss I think the route is totally unpractical for the children involving busy roads with no pavement and then muddy tracks with no adult supervision and sometimes no mobile phone service.

]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:33:37 UTC 5094972 mrs Felcity Morton [Signature #40] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5094958?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:28:39 UTC 5094958 mr thomas lynch [Signature #39] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5094698?utm_medium=rss Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:52:52 UTC 5094698 Mrs Wendy Dixon [Signature #38] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5092422?utm_medium=rss Unbelievable!

]]> Mon, 9 Mar 2009 05:34:11 UTC 5092422 mrs mary conisbee [Signature #37] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5092337?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Mar 2009 05:23:12 UTC 5092337 Mr Mark Dixon [Signature #36] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5092085?utm_medium=rss To expect young children weather accompanied or not to walk along this route to attend school is outrageous!! There was obviously a good reason for the bus being available in the first place, what's changed?? This is obviously driven purely by financial reasons with no regard for the childrens welfare. I thought we were supposed to be a progressive society moving forward not backwards. Keep the bus running!!!

]]> Mon, 9 Mar 2009 04:45:47 UTC 5092085 Miss Karen Greenbaum [Signature #35] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5091907?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Mar 2009 04:22:18 UTC 5091907 Mr Paul Finch [Signature #34] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5091436?utm_medium=rss I would like to see W Berkshire County Councillers walk this route 36 weeks a year ! I am an active long distance walker, this route needs proper walking gear and waterproofs for all year round use. Imagine a lovely windy misty drissley day in November. Who knows who could be hiding in the murk ! These people have lost the plot and are not fit to represent us. Role on the next council elections.

]]> Mon, 9 Mar 2009 03:25:03 UTC 5091436 Mr Mark Statham [Signature #33] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5090881?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Mar 2009 02:23:22 UTC 5090881 mrs sandra parkington [Signature #32] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5090746?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Mar 2009 02:08:27 UTC 5090746 Mr Ian Goddard [Signature #31] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5090225?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Mar 2009 01:12:35 UTC 5090225 Mrs Leslie Purton [Signature #30] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5089869?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Mar 2009 12:29:45 UTC 5089869 Anonymous [Signature #29] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5089859?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Mar 2009 12:28:46 UTC 5089859 ms rebecca berry [Signature #28] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5089479?utm_medium=rss Its dark, woody, wet and very frightening. I don't want to walk accross the ridgeway.

]]> Mon, 9 Mar 2009 11:48:53 UTC 5089479 mrs catherine berry [Signature #27] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5089447?utm_medium=rss I have a daughter, do you expect her to walk that route on her own!!!! would you expect your children to do it. There is no lighting, no footpaths on the roads in east ilsley and the ridgeway is wooded and very isolated.

]]> Mon, 9 Mar 2009 11:46:01 UTC 5089447 Mr Alan Berry [Signature #26] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5089307?utm_medium=rss Who were the fools who thought this one up! obviously not a responsible adult who has no concern for the children's welfare

]]> Mon, 9 Mar 2009 11:29:53 UTC 5089307 Mr Keith Gough [Signature #25] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5089089?utm_medium=rss i would like to see the council employees who designed this route walking it on a wet windy day.

]]> Mon, 9 Mar 2009 11:12:35 UTC 5089089 Mrs Paula Finch [Signature #24] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5088721?utm_medium=rss With 2 children, one being in East Ilsley school I would be expected to walk both my children to Compton to drop off one then walk all the way back with one child who will be late for school every day. Either way it was done one child would have an appalling attendance record.

]]> Mon, 9 Mar 2009 10:43:47 UTC 5088721 Mrs Elizabeth Navrady-Wilson [Signature #23] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5088701?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Mar 2009 10:42:07 UTC 5088701 mrs Julie Hodgson [Signature #22] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5088125?utm_medium=rss I would not be happy to have my children walk this route accompanied or unaccompanied. There are areas of the route without pathways very close to farm traffic and the fields are clearly not fit to walk on in the Winter months.

]]> Mon, 9 Mar 2009 09:52:05 UTC 5088125 Anonymous [Signature #21] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5087888?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Mar 2009 09:34:12 UTC 5087888 MRS VANESSA GODDARD [Signature #20] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5086517?utm_medium=rss EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AT SECONDARY SCHOOL 11-16 YEARS OLD, THE WALK IS FAR TOO LONG, DARK MORNINGS AND NIGHTS AND THEY CAN STILL BE APPROACHED BY STRANGERS, EVEN IF THEY ARE IN A GROUP. NOT SAFE AT ALL.

]]> Mon, 9 Mar 2009 07:26:24 UTC 5086517 Mrs Carla Tiong [Signature #19] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5086382?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Mar 2009 07:01:07 UTC 5086382 Mr Tony Drake [Signature #18] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5086247?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Mar 2009 06:38:20 UTC 5086247 Mrs Pat Tucker [Signature #17] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5086231?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Mar 2009 06:34:59 UTC 5086231 Mr Philip Gadd [Signature #16] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5086209?utm_medium=rss Apart from the fact that this is a long way for children of this age to be walking on their own, when the cold dark nights draw in it will be a lonely, dangerous and scary place to be. Whoever came up with this idea must realise that in the worst scenario the price of a childs life far out ways the price of a school bus.

]]> Mon, 9 Mar 2009 06:28:50 UTC 5086209 Mrs Julie Brown [Signature #15] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5086206?utm_medium=rss I believe that the cutting of school buses is totally unacceptable in terms of children's safety and also encouraging people to use their cars less

]]> Mon, 9 Mar 2009 06:28:17 UTC 5086206 Miss Rachel Allison [Signature #14] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5086127?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Mar 2009 06:10:00 UTC 5086127 Mrs Emma Tumelty [Signature #13] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5086042?utm_medium=rss What an utterly ridiculous money saving effort by the council. Children will arrive at school tired, dirty and, no doubt, without many of their books as they are just too heavy to carry. That and the unsafe route through the village and unknown hazards on the Ridgeway add up to a ludicrous suggestion by the council.

]]> Mon, 9 Mar 2009 05:44:52 UTC 5086042 Bo Williams [Signature #12] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5086038?utm_medium=rss Whoever thought this up was not the sharpest tool in the box, my guess is that they live in a town.

]]> Mon, 9 Mar 2009 05:43:48 UTC 5086038 Mrs Caron Keys [Signature #11] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5086023?utm_medium=rss Looking at the pictures it is a disgrace to expect young members of the community to walk to school along this route, obviously totally unafe...

]]> Mon, 9 Mar 2009 05:39:52 UTC 5086023 Ms Claire Liddiard [Signature #10] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5085998?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Mar 2009 05:31:16 UTC 5085998 Mr William Dring [Signature #9] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5085849?utm_medium=rss This looks like a 'no brainer' to me - keep the school bus or put children's safety at risk!!!

]]> Mon, 9 Mar 2009 04:45:07 UTC 5085849 Mr Glynn Thomas [Signature #8] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5085746?utm_medium=rss Whilst it may have been considered acceptable for young children to walk 3 miles through countryside in the dark in the 19th Century, it no longer is! There are very real and obvious dangers these days that should be obvious to everyone involved in this outrageous proposal.

]]> Mon, 9 Mar 2009 04:03:36 UTC 5085746 Mrs Kim Richardson [Signature #7] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5085663?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Mar 2009 03:28:35 UTC 5085663 mr mark richardson [Signature #6] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5085660?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Mar 2009 03:26:49 UTC 5085660 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #5] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5085594?utm_medium=rss A completely crazy and unsafe idea, another cost saving for West Berks transport policy, cutting from children and the elderley, both vulnerable groups of people.

]]> Mon, 9 Mar 2009 02:59:58 UTC 5085594 Ms Maria Robertson [Signature #4] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5085538?utm_medium=rss I think the walking route suggested is unreasonable, and much worse than that 'unsafe'. Who will be accountable if a child gets injured? It just doesn't add up. Budget cuts vs. children's lives.

]]> Mon, 9 Mar 2009 02:43:00 UTC 5085538 Mr Mike Huggins [Signature #3] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5085491?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Mar 2009 02:22:06 UTC 5085491 Mr Paul Simmons [Signature #2] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5083557?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Mar 2009 04:58:45 UTC 5083557 Mr Michael Philpotts [Signature #1] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/5078985?utm_medium=rss Inadequate risk assessment has led to a ridiculous decision. Would you expect your own children to walk this route? Would you feel safe walking it yourself, in the dark in winter?

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