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Hello, I am building my brother in law’s family tree.
The names I am researching are ISAAC and DELILAH SMITH, amongst their large family, they had two daughters that married into the family HIBBERD they were both large families from Brailes with ISAAC SMITH dying there in the 1950’s.
Any help with these families and whether any are still residing in or around Brailes would be very much appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Kind regards
Rita Davey
Please contact: ri*********@***il.com
In case you wondered why a Community Speed Watch (CSW) team has appeared throughout Brailes regularly for the last 12 months the answer is simple – it’s because a number of motorists persist in failing to acknowledge the speed limit in a built-up area risking not only theirs’ but other peoples’ lives too.
According to the Department for Transport a safe road system is one that has an appropriate speed limit given the surroundings. This should be guided by the knowledge of the human body’s tolerance to external forces. DfT studies show that reductions in average speed result in substantial casualty reduction in the event of an accident. Vulnerable road users are at a particular risk from higher traffic speeds. The risk of a pedestrian being killed if hit by a car increases from 10% at 30mph to 70% at 50 mph.
Data relating to all vehicles that travel through Brailes is recorded by the two static cameras at either end of the village twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. The data shows that on average 48,000 vehicles travel through Brailes every month. 6500 of these are speeding which is more than 210 vehicles every single day. In the month of April alone, 110 vehicles were recorded exceeding 50 mph!
As the camera data shows, the vast majority of motorists do drive within the speed limit. However, it’s the drivers who ignore all the warnings and persistently exceed the speed limit who pose the greatest risk to life that the CSW team are trying to help make more aware of their speed and the potential consequences.
In recent weeks a couple of motorists have stopped and asked the CSW team what they are trying to achieve and why they operate where they do. So again it’s worth making clear the only reason CSW teams operate is because speeding continues.
The CSW team are unpaid village residents who volunteer their time freely in the hope of making these errant drivers be more conscious of their speed and adhere to the speed limit for the safety of everyone. Each volunteer is approved by Warwickshire Police and there are strict operational guidelines that are followed; including the number of volunteers that are required for each speed monitoring event, which is between 3 – 5. Each of the locations used has also been specifically determined by the Police with Google Map photographs showing exactly where the team must operate. As a result of this the Police can track the speeding data and take the necessary action; including visiting persistent speeders wherever in the Country they may live. The CSW team derive no pleasure out of monitoring vehicle speeds; the hope is that by being seen frequently, motorists become more conscious of their speed and drive accordingly.
The area around the Primary School in the village is the most worrying and action has been taken to look at all options to make this safer for children and parents to be able to walk to school and cross the road. More details of our proposed School Safety Zone along with other permanent traffic calming measures for the village will be announced very soon.
In the meantime the CSW team are doing a great job and would like to recruit more volunteers. If you can spare an hour or so a month and would like to join the CSW team or have any views on the speeding situation, please let us know by email to: br****************@*****ok.com. Your support and feedback would be most welcome.
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The consultation for the new Ellen Badger hospital in Shipston is open, if you would like to comment, and particularly support the Parish Council in their view that there needs to be beds in Shipston, the link is below.
More dates 6th May, 10th June and 8th July so don’t forget to book your place.
Congratulations to our April 100 club Winers
| £100 | Martin Cole |
| £50 | Dave Simms |
| £30 | Liz Farmer |
| £20 | David Beeton |
| £10 | Sue Davies |
Autumn 2024 Brailes Footpath Group Working Party Activities:
The BFG aims to run a Working Party once a month on the 3rd Saturday.
A massive thanks to the team for their hard work this Autumn. We completed some planned kissing gate installations and some much needed general repair and maintenance works on marker posts and stile/bridge treads.
– Two metal kissing gates were installed on SS54a near Winderton to complement one installed earlier in the year and new fence lines put in place by the landowner.
– Two marker posts were re-installed next to the gate on path SS58b at the bottom of the steps up from the end of Gillett’s Lane and on SS52 by the gate on to Saltway Lane.
– Mesh on stiles was installed on the SS52 stile up from the 99 steps.
– Also on SS61c (at the back of Henbrook Lane on the path up to the Bridleway SS61) and on the first stile towards the Golf Club from the end of Cow Lane, on SS71.
– Mesh was also installed on the footbridge on SS44 out from Glebe Farm.
If anyone would like to help out at any future working party, please contact us br******************@***il.com
Contact us if:
… out on your local parish walks if you find any paths, gates, dog gates, stiles or anything that is in need of repair or attention …
Please let us know by emailing: br******************@***il.com
Ideally please include:
A description of the item in need of attention and/or photograph.
The path number or rough location.
