BARD - Brig Against Reckless Driving

13/10/2025

Can you help BARD gather information?

In my previous post, I covered how the current LCC County Councillor is very unlikely to get any action on traffic calming from Lancashire County Council without a spike in accidents, injuries, and deaths.

But we all knew this, didn't we.

LCC do not have, or do not want to spend, the money it would take to address the issues of speeding in Brig unless they have the data to justify such a move.

In short, people need to die, or be injured, for something to be done.

So, until there are more accidents and the area moves up the LCC league table of danger, there is nothing the LCC County Councillor can do for the residents of Bamber Bridge, just as there was nothing the last one could do.

We at BARD do not think this is right, but BARD is effectively just one person.

For LCC to change its mind with out people dying, the people of Bamber Bridge need to work together to change its mind.

But I do not see this happening.

I held a two hour open surgery recently where anyone could come and report their concerns. One person turned up.

I have been asking people to meet with me and report their stories since February and I have had just 10 people come forward.

So are there only 11 people affected by dangerous driving and speeding in Bamber Bridge? If there are, I can see LCC's point - why spend a lot of money for 11 people?

But there arn't just 11 people, are there.

What I need are people willing to go door-to-door and speak to every resident down the affected roads and record their stories. There are so many stories of misery and danger out there, of lost pets and near misses, of smashed walls and wrecked cars, but I cannot get to them without help.

And without help, Bamber Bridge is saying OK to LCC. OK to the need to see people killed and injured before they will act. OK to the fact those statistics may well be you, your parents, your kids, your grand kids.

Unless I get some help, this effort to keep Briggers safe will also end in failure just as have all the petitions and news stories and LCC County Councillor promises.

Are the people of Brig going to step up and be counted, or wait until they are a statistic on an LCC spreadsheet building towards speed bumps being installed?

If you can help me knock on doors and gather the stories, please fill out this simple form: https://tinyurl.com/PleaseHelpBARD

Can you help BARD by knocking on doors and asking for stories of how speeding and reckless driving is affecting people right across Brig? Follow BARD on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brigagainstrecklessdriving/

12/10/2025

Resident Meeting with LCC County Councillor on Queensway!

LCC County Councillor Gummer met with residents of the Meanygate, Queensway, Regentsway, Kingsway, and Carr Street rat run area following an invitation to do so from South Ribble Councillor, Cllr David Bollenberg.

The residents used the opportunity to explain the daily dangers and misery they have to live with caused by cars using the residential streets to cut through and avoid Station Road traffic lights.

The residents called on the LCC County Councillor to fight for traffic calming measures in the area and throughout Bamber Bridge.

For his part, LCC County Councillor Gummer was understanding and supportive of the issues raised by the residents, but explained that the County Council did not feel there had been enough incidents reported in the area to warrant action being taken.

So, until there are more accidents and the area moves up the LCC league table of danger, there appears to be nothing the LCC County Councillor can do for the residents of Bamber Bridge, just as there was nothing the last one could do.

20/09/2025

Have you been affected by reckless driving and speeding in Bamber Bridge?

We are gathering as many stories as we can from people across Brig that we can use to show Lancashire County Council there is a problem and they need to take a seriously.

We are at the Bamber Bridge Catholic Club between 1pm and 3pm on Saturday 27th September for a drop in session. Just come along and tell us:
* How have you been affected
* What do you want LCC to do

No need to book, just turn up and tell us.

Saturday 27th September, 1pm to 3pm at the Bamber Bridge Catholic Club.

22/07/2025

Join us and help form a public pressure campaign to make Lancashire County Council keep Briggers safe!

If you have been affected by reckless driving in Brig, I want to know! I'm interviewing people for a report I'm compiling. Have your voice heard by filling out this form to set up an interview:

If reckless driving in Bamber Bridge has affected you and your family, we want to hear about it! We want to gather together all the stories from across the whole of Brig so we can present them to Lancashire County Council. Only then can we show them the true extent of the damage to our community due...