A scheme which bans cars from the school gates at pick-up and drop-off times has been hailed a success by children, teachers and even parents. Now the first school in Bolton to introduce the initiative is looking to expand it so youngsters "don't have to worry about cars". St Peter's CE Primary School in Farnworth began trialling their 'School Streets' initiative last year .
The scheme closes off three streets around the school, Alexandra Street, Lark Street and Bradford Street, at open and close every Tuesday. Parents, teachers and children have all voiced their support for it, praising the peace and safety that it brings to the area. Now, St Peter's CE Primary is looking to expand School Streets to run throughout the week.
Vicki Smith, a teacher at the school (Image: Newsquest) Vicki Brown, who is a Year Two teacher at the school and in charge of the scheme, said: "For the last year we have had the school streets closed every Tuesday morning from 8.30am-9am and in the afternoon from 3pm-3.40pm.
"It has been successful because the school is still quieter and the roads are much safer. "Other days of the week are very busy, with cars pulling up. "We have got the use of Tesco car park, parents can park there and walk, which is around a two minute walk.
" She added: "We want to expand the scheme to five days a week. We need a minimum of four volunteers each session to close the street, and ultimately we would like a pool of volunteers that we can call upon each day to run it. "We.