I WRITE concerning the history of the crossings on the dual carriageway opposite Sherdley Park.
I was walking past the crossings a few weeks ago and was taken back in time to when I was involved in the community in Sutton.
For quite a while there was no crossing for the kids to get across the dual carriageway so we set up a campaign to get one.
It was in the late 70s we blocked the road with people.
I remember some mothers had prams and push chairs.
As I remember there was only two councillors who supported us.
They were the late Jimmy Bond, from Labour, and the late Tony Brown, who was a Conservative.
Jimmy was a Councillor for Sutton and Tony was a Councillor in Rainford.
Those two men were the two best councillors of that period, in my opinion.
We got the crossing for the kids.
No other political party supported us.
I am not a member of any political organisation but I remember those genuine men.
Paul Pennington,
via email
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