SAFETY conscious citizens are being urged to come forward to help keep Kingsmead calmed.

A training session is being organised for volunteers to run a community speedwatch initiative in Kingsmead.

The parish council has been trying to organise the session since a 20mph zone was implemented in Monarch Drive as councillors and residents fear the speed limit reduction itself is not enough.

Resident Geoff Hiorns, who has campaigned for measure to stop speeding drivers for the past 10 years, said: "Because of the design of Monarch Drive, it's a dangerous road.

"It's not a straight piece of road and there are covenants on the planting, which leads to unsighted bends.

"It's easy to blame certain people for speeding, like students.

"They're part of the problem but so are residents, visitors, people dropping their children off at school or college - it's quite a widespread problem.

"I've been trying for some time to get someone to visit and stand in my lounge window and watch everything that goes on as regards speeding - it's really quite bad.

"It's a very very badly designed road and the only through road in the whole of Kingsmead.

"The majority of people that use Monarch Drive speed – and some up to 50mph."

He said he did not feel residents were being helped by police or Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWAC).

Sgt Gary Weaver, from Northwich Local Policing Unit, was at the latest Kingsmead Parish Council meting and said that organising a community speedwatch training session would be easy to do and the police would support it.

Cllr Helen Weltman, a parish and CWAC councillor for Kingsmead, has secured funding from CWAC for a speed gun.

Any residents who would like to join the speedwatch group should email parish clerk Jo O' Donoghue at clerk@kingsmeadpc.co.uk.