ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
This campaign page tracks road safety, village traffic pressure, safer crossings, speed-calming concerns, and community-led action around local highways.
Our current campaign is focused on protecting the Fontwell six-villages, improving safety on busy routes, and pressing for practical highway interventions at the Eastergate War Memorial junction to prevent the risk to school children, parents with prams, disabled people, dog walkers who attempt to cross this heavy junction every day with no safe infrastructure in place.
This campaign is about realistic improvements that can be delivered, measured, and sustained.
Key crossing points at this junction near homes, schools, and local services remain exposed to avoidable risk. There are blind bends, narrow pavements and no safe pedestrian infrastructure or traffic calming measures in place.
Speeding, poor visibility, and inconsistent road conditions create repeated safety concerns for drivers and pedestrians. Latest data shows 400 vehicles a day have been recorded as speeding through the area. Over 6,000 vehicles are using this junction which was never designed for the weight of traffic.
When routes feel unsafe, everyday journeys become stressful, limiting confidence, access, and community wellbeing. Numerous residents have given first hand accounts of being struck or hit by cars. Official records show a history of 3 x collisions, 4 x casualties and 1 x hit and run.
Safe village crossings with clearer priority and visibility. An FOI request shows there's never been a safety reviews of this junction despite increased housing developments and traffic
Formal evidence gathering from residents, route observations, and incident patterns.
Practical collaboration with Barnham & Eastergate Parish Council and local stakeholders.
Targeted road-safety review at this known pressure point and approach roads.
Following a resident led petition that has received over 1,300 signatures, we're currently working with the Parish Council urging them to apply for a Community Highways Scheme (CHS). The Parish Council voted unanimously in favour of the petition and it has also secured the support of the County Councillor. Once we have secured the we will present the petition to County under the rules of WSCC for statutory consideration and response by the Cabinet Member for Highways.
Over 1,300 local residents have already backed this community petition.
Sign our petition for safe crossingsDo you have a traffic blackspot or bottleneck in your area that you'd like us to take a look at?. Please get in touch.
