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Wednesday 3 October 2012
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Accident was principal’s worst fear Phillip Rollo An incident where a school boy being hit by a car last week could have been prevented if there were clearer rules around courtesy crossings, a principal has told Waimea Weekly. A ten year old Richmond School student was hit by a car when crossing one of the courtesy crossings on Queen St, near Sundial Square, last Tuesday. Richmond School principal Tim Brenton
says it has been his worst fear that a student would be hit by a car. “I’ve been here ten years and the ones around the school concern us big time too,” he says. “To me, they’re either pedestrian crossings or they’re not.” But police say the incident was isolated and “thousands” of people use them without issue every day. One of the first on the scene to the accident was Richmond’s Keith Simpson, who works at the Sundial Square coffee cart.
He says the raised crossing actually saved the boy’s life. “Because of the way it happened, I don’t think it was anyone’s fault. Maybe the kid should have looked and maybe the motorist should have spotted him but because it was a raised courtesy crossing, she didn’t hit him at speed,” he says. “If it had been a flat crossing and she had been coming down there at 50 km/h then it’s a different scenario.” Tim says his main concern has been with
the courtesy crossings on the one-way Church St, which is situated on a road that runs between the school and its southern playing field. He says there had been moves to get that road blocked off to avoid such incidents occurring. But the fact that it has happened on a different road has sent alarm bells through the school and he says there needs to be clearer clarification for both pedestrians SEE PAGE 5
Garden trail tours through Richmond
A spring garden trail through some of Waimea’s most stunning private gardens has raised around $1000 for the Auckland Point Kindergarten. Audrey Kitto, of the Nelson Haven Lioness Club, the organisation that runs the event, says numbers were down on previous years. However, feedback was positive, especially in regards to the Devonshire teas and scones from Templemore. In total, nine gardens were visited. Seven of the gardens are based around the Hill St area of Richmond while two others were based in Hope. Audrey says the event’s success comes from the event-goers’ strong interests in nice gardens. “They all look for ideas for gardens they might have at home. We had a really good response from the Devonshire teas and that always helps, giving us some more profit. Everyone we spoke to was really happy with the day.” Each year the event raises money for a different charity.
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