ABERPORTH community councillors are looking into the possibility of funding flashing 20mph signs outside the village school in a ‘DIY’ attempt to deter speeding motorists.

The move has been suggested by Cllr Gethin James who said he had grown “disheartened” at failing to win the support of Ceredigion County Council officers.

The former county councillor and his colleagues are now looking into the possibility of self-funding two signs on either side of the school which they feel would slow the speed of passing vehicles dramatically.

“Anyone travelling to Carmarthen will see these flashing signs dotted along the side of the road at various small villages,” he told the Cambrian News. “They’re obviously not that expensive.

“Unfortunately, Ceredigion seem quite dismissive of the possibility of putting such signs on the hill here in Aberporth.

“I’ve actually considered resigning as a community councillor in the past because it’s disheartening that most of the things we ask of Ceredigion we do not get – we’ve never once managed to get a speed van down here, for instance.

“So I’m putting forward this as a practical solution.

“We would obviously have to engage with the county council’s highways department and I’d be very disappointed if they didn’t support us as a community on this.”

Cllr James recalled that community councillors had failed in their efforts to get finance for speed limits at Bowls Road and Lady Road at Blaenporth a number of years ago.

“But we might have the power to finance actual traffic-calming measures ourselves,” he said.

“It appears that the kind of signs we’re after cost less than £2,000 apiece and I think they would be very, very effective."

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