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own control first, then if it still proved necessary to lobby for a 20mph limit despite
not meeting all the criteria, we would be in a stronger position.
Our conclusion was that the Council was strongly in favour of supporting Alison
Bennett in her attempt to slow traffic and make Rye Hill safer. However, in view of
not meeting all the criteria we felt a staged approach would enable the impact
of other measures to be tried and tested first which would have more chance of
success with Dorset Council in due course.
Our proposed staged approach, therefore is to:
1. Implement the SID as quickly as possible as this has been shown to be very
impactful in other places.
2. To re-introduce the Community Speed Watch scheme, and we warmly
welcomed the offer of volunteer leadership and involvement in this from people
supporting the petition.
3. Measure the impact of these initiatives over a period and assess the
effectiveness in slowing traffic on Rye Hill.
4. If further measures were still required after a period of assessment, then lobby
Dorset Council for a 20-mph zone in due course, when the evidence of our own
actions is likely to gain more support from the Council .

New Bench
The council have now purchased the new picnic benches which will shortly be
installed near the stream and Souls’ Bridge on the Elder Road open space, and in
the Play Park. If anyone is interested in making a donation in memory of a loved
one towards the cost of these, and placing a plaque with the name of your loved
one(s) on the bench, please contact the Clerk, Amanda Crocker on
bereregispc@gmail.com.

We have also kindly been given a donation from someone in memory of a loved
one, to purchase and situate another new bench in the Stanbarrow Close/
Shitterton area.

Tree Works
The council agreed at the meeting to
undertake extensive tree surgery and
surveys to a number of the trees on the land
alongside the stream in the Elder Road
area. These important works will ensure the
safety and longevity of these trees for the
future. As many trees have come down in

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