In all our surveys, speedingcomes up as a key issue in Kelsall.
We have long been working with Cheshire Police, particularly our PCSOs, to get more speeding enforcement in Kelsall. You may have seen their SIDs (Speed Indication Device), or staff recording speeds with speed guns. Unfortunately they are spread quite thinly and this is not frequent enough.
Kelsall residents have formed a Community Speed Watch group, together with the Parish Council. The first volunteers were trained in Aug 21, and are now able to carry out speed checks at locations approved by Cheshire West & Chester Council. The Speedwatch initiative is supported by a grant from Cheshire Police.
It operates in partnership with Cheshire Police: volunteers will report speeding vehicles to our local PCSO.
More recently, in 2023 the Parish Council decided to step up a gear, and allocated funds to buy our own Speed Indicator Device. SID has been moving around Kelsall for about a year now, including at several locations on Chester Road and Church Street.
The results have been quite consistent for all locations:
All our data from Speedwatch and SID recordings are passed on to Cheshire Police. They can follow up with their own enforcement, which results in fines and points.
If you would like to get involved, please contact Cllr Smith at jeffreysmith@kelsall-pc.org.uk