Parents blocked from driving outside Wigan schools during pick-up and drop-off under new safety scheme
manchestereveningnews.co.ukWigan Council, to improve air quality and help keep children safe. Cones and signs will be put out on the chosen roads, with representatives from the Charles Street school responsible for marshaling the closures.Deputy headteacher Mike Fletcher said: “The school street will make cycling to school a viable option for our children and have numerous health and wellbeing benefits."We would like to thank those involved in making this happen for helping to keep our pupils safe and healthy."The closure will only apply to parents and carers travelling to the school by car, as residents and permit holders of the closed roads will still be allowed entry.It aims to improve air quality in the local area, whilst also helping to make the area outside the.
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