It’s interesting to note that;

•     Kevin Dowling - the current executive member for Children and young people.
•     Shan Alexander – a past exec member for CYP and current chair of the Education Monitoring Panel.
•     Mark Weldon – another past exec member for CYP.
•     Pete Burns – also on the Education Monitoring Panel.
•     Christine Corris – a member of the corporate parenting working party.
•     Lenny Grice – CYP scrutiny committee.
•     Sylvia Humphreys – Safety Committee
•     Pam King – Safety Committee
•     Mags Kirkham - CYP scrutiny committee.
•     Wendy Orrell - CYP scrutiny committee & Safety Committee
•     Paul Porgess – V/C of CYP scrutiny committee & on The Governor Representative Group
•     Suzanne Wyatt - corporate parenting working party.
•     And not forgetting The Hogg...

ALL put their own self-importance and self-aggrandisement ahead of the safety of our children and their responsibilities to us – having elected them. They also felt that the distribution of an obviously self promoting [allegedly] free-sheet was more important that the responsibilities that they had signed up for above.

Makes you feel safe doesn’t it?

In favour of what? Parents can teach their children to cross the road.
Or get a volunteer if it's so important.

HG-21 Wrote:

In favour of what? Parents can teach their children to cross the road.
Or get a volunteer if it's so important.

Have you ever noticed how children ‘look up’ to the lollipop lady or man?

Have you noticed how they ‘listen’ to this person of authority, not unlike how they do with their teachers?

Yes as parents we expect our children to hear everything we say and do what we ask, but anyone who is a parent will know in reality that doesn’t happen.

Do you remember the adverts in the 70’s with the ‘green cross man’ and ‘tufty’ from the 60’s. It was part of the learning process not unlike the role the lollipop lady or man performs today. Let’s face it; they don’t carry the children across the road do they! They ensure the Childs safe passage and in my experience, educate.

If lollipop men and ladies are not required on one particular street (because of your argument that parents should teach their children to cross the road) then ban all of them that are still remaining, right across the country. And whilst you are at it you can ban all the lifeguards at swimming baths. Its exactly the same arguement, and that should save a few more quid...

It was a joke!

You are correct I agree. Although apparently the community did not want Oliver Johnstone to represent them :P