ABERPORTH community councillors have vowed to continue their campaign to get flashing 20mph speed signs outside the village school – despite having their suggested ‘DIY’ funding scheme rejected by Ceredigion County Council chiefs.

Back in March members pledged to investigate the possibility of funding such signs to encourage drivers to ‘kill’ their speed - having grown ‘disheartened’ at failing to win the backing of County Hall.

But they were dismayed to learn last week that their offer had been turned down by the county council’s traffic department.

In an email to community clerk Vanessa Owens, traffic officers said the community council were not permitted to fund such signage.

“In relation to road safety issues by the school in Aberporth, perhaps members of the community council may take into consideration that the lack of footway on the opposite side of the road and the presence of a private side road means that it is extremely unlikely that any pupils are crossed over the road by the school and that the presence of parked vehicles at dropping off and picking up times affords informal traffic-calming,” they added.

“We also have no records of any recent PICs here.

“Despite the presence of the school, there seems to be very little road safety case"

Cllr Gethin James said: “Why is it you see these signs outside schools in Carmarthenshire, but not Ceredigion?” he asked.

“Is it that Carmarthenshire looks after its schoolchildren and Ceredigion doesn’t?

“It’s a postcode lottery.

“We won’t take this lying down.”

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