Scarisbrick Speed Data

Scarisbrick Parish Council has two speed indicating devices (SpIDs) which are rotated around the eight locations listed below. The figures represent the latest data for each location. The SpIDs collect data from traffic approaching the unit from the front (incoming) and from behind (outgoing).

These figures were obtained with the SpID unit deployed which in itself is likely to affect drivers’ behaviour and reduce speeds. Speeds when the SpID is not deployed may be higher. The figures give an indication of the effect of the SpID during the time period stated and should NOT be considered as representative of any other time. The SpID unit has an “anti-race” facility and stops displaying speeds above a pre-selected level.

SMITHY LANE (Southport Road proximity) – 30mph speed limit

Time period:
July 2022 to November 2022

Number of vehicles:
Incoming (from Southport Rd) – 138,138
Outgoing (towards Southport Rd) – 137,107

Proportion travelling within speed limit:
Incoming – 46%
Outgoing – 44%

Average speed of all vehicles:
Incoming – 32.18 mph
Outgoing – 32.39 mph

Maximum speed recorded by a single vehicle:
Incoming – 131 mph
Outgoing – 111 mph

SMITHY LANE (Heatons Bridge Road proximity) – 30mph speed limit

Time period:
July 2022 to November 2022

Number of vehicles:
Incoming (from Heatons Bridge Rd) – 119,117
Outgoing (towards Heatons Bridge Rd) – 119,472

Proportion travelling within speed limit:
Incoming – 66%
Outgoing – 46%

Average speed of all vehicles:
Incoming – 29.13 mph
Outgoing – 31.52 mph

Maximum speed recorded by a single vehicle:
Incoming – 83 mph
Outgoing – 86 mph

HEATONS BRIDGE ROAD – 40mph speed limit

Time period:
November 2022 to January 2023

Number of vehicles:
Incoming (towards Southport) – 40,495
Outgoing (towards Ormskirk) – 62,845

Proportion travelling within speed limit:
Incoming – 79%
Outgoing – 74%

Average speed of all vehicles:
Incoming – 38.77 mph
Outgoing – 39.43 mph

Maximum speed recorded by a single vehicle:
Incoming – 91 mph
Outgoing – 99 mph

TURNING LANE (Southport Road proximity) – 30mph speed limit

Time period:
November 2022 to January 2023

Number of vehicles:
Incoming (from Southport Rd junction) – 22,126
Outgoing (towards Southport Rd junction) – 24,918

Proportion travelling within speed limit:
Incoming – 95%
Outgoing – 91%

Average speed of all vehicles:
Incoming – 23.01 mph
Outgoing – 24.41 mph

Maximum speed recorded by a single vehicle:
Incoming – 58 mph
Outgoing – 65 mph

TURNING LANE (Jacksmers Lane proximity) – 30mph speed limit

Time period:
TBA

Number of vehicles:
Incoming (from Jacksmere Lane junction) – TBA
Outgoing (towards Jacksmere Lane junction) – TBA

Proportion travelling within speed limit:
Incoming – TBA
Outgoing – TBA

Average speed of all vehicles:
Incoming – TBA
Outgoing – TBA

Maximum speed recorded by a single vehicle:
Incoming – TBA
Outgoing – TBA

POOL HEY LANE (Southport Road proximity) – 30mph speed limit

Time period:
TBA

Number of vehicles:
Incoming (from Southport Rd junction) – TBA
Outgoing (towards Southport Rd junction) – TBA

Proportion travelling within speed limit:
Incoming – TBA
Outgoing – TBA

Average speed of all vehicles:
Incoming – TBA
Outgoing – TBA

Maximum speed recorded by a single vehicle:
Incoming – TBA
Outgoing – TBA

POOL HEY LANE (Wyke Lane proximity) – 30mph speed limit

Time period:
TBA

Number of vehicles:
Incoming (from Wyke Lane direction) – TBA
Outgoing (towards Wyke Lane direction) – TBA

Proportion travelling within speed limit:
Incoming – TBA
Outgoing – TBA

Average speed of all vehicles:
Incoming – TBA
Outgoing – TBA

Maximum speed recorded by a single vehicle:
Incoming – TBA
Outgoing – TBA

BESCAR BROW LANE – 30mph speed limit

Time period:
TBA

Number of vehicles:
Incoming (from Southport Rd junction) – TBA
Outgoing (towards Southport Rd junction) – TBA

Proportion travelling within speed limit:
Incoming – TBA
Outgoing – TBA

Average speed of all vehicles:
Incoming – TBA
Outgoing – TBA

Maximum speed recorded by a single vehicle:
Incoming – TBA
Outgoing – TBA

Lancashire Road Safety Partnership – report your concerns regarding speeding in Scarisbrick

The Lancashire Road Safety Partnership is the coordinating body for Lancashire, Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool which aims to reduce road casualties through the management of speed, enforcement, engineering, emergency response, driver education and training and through developing collaborative approaches to education, awareness, engagement and other measures. All the partners are committed to working together to reduce casualties on Lancashire’s roads and make people feel safe.

The Partnership’s website has a lot of useful information and can be found by clicking here.

A particularly useful feature is the facility to submit concerns about speeding in your area which can be found by clicking here.

Please note that any isolated dangerous incidents should be reported to the police on 101 or report it online to Lancashire Constabulary.

Speed enforcement locations for the month can be found by clicking here.

Scarisbrick Litter Group Needs New Members

PLEASE HELP KEEP OUR LOCAL ROADS AND LANES LITTER FREE

We are a friendly group of Scarisbrick residents who meet once or twice a month to collect litter from our local roadsides and verges. All you need is a pair of gardening gloves and some good footwear and we will provide the rest. All glass, cans and plastics are sorted and re-cycled. Please get in touch and join us.

If you can help please contact Mike Wilson on 07702 564654

WEST LANCASHIRE ARMED FORCES COVENANT

My name is Paul Hennessy and I am the Armed Forces Champion for West Lancs, one of my responsibilities is delivering the Armed Forces Covenant for West Lancashire Borough Council.

The armed forces Covenant is a promise to the nation that the armed forces community should be treated fairly and face no disadvantage when accessing public and commercial services.

The covenant was established in 2011 and since then thousands of businesses, organisations and local authorities have signed into this.

Building on this the armed forces act 2021 is now creating a legal obligation on specified bodies in all four home nations of the UK, this is known as the Armed Forces Covenant Duty.

This though is only a part of my remit. I am also trying to reach out to all veterans and members who have served in the armed forces. You may just want to talk to like-minded people, you may have issues that were part of your service and do not know who to contact or what help you can get. Or you may just have questions?

If so, please contact:

Email: Cllr.p.hennessy@westlancs.gov.uk

Tel: 01695423872

Planned Road Closures – October 2023

Narrow Moss Lane : Wednesday 11^th October 2023, until Monday 16^th October 2023 (08:00 to 18:00 each day). For further information click here. Map and diversion is available here.

Bescar Lane: For further information click here. Map and diversion is available here.

WLBC Community Engagement Briefings

July 2023 – please click here

August 2023 – please click here

September 2023 – please click here

Lancashire County Council – Consumer Alerts

July 2023 Consumer Alert – click here

August 2023 Consumer Alert – click here

September 2023 Consumer Alert – click here

SCARISBRICK SCARECROW COMPETITION 2023

The judging of the Scarisbrick Parish Council Scarecrow Competition took place on Saturday 29th July. The theme of the competition was “Sunny Scarisbrick in Coronation Year 2023″

The judges were impressed by the originality of the entries and the effort that had been put into them.

The presentation of the winning trophy and certificates will take place from 7.00pm on Monday 4th September 2023 at St Marks Parish Hall (prior to the start of the parish council meeting).

The winning scarecrow was:

Miss Kitty – The Mouse Catcher

The runner-up scarecrow was:

Mr Messy

Scarisbrick Garden Competition 2023

The judging for Scarisbrick Parish Council’s 2023 garden competition took place on Saturday 29th July in the following categories:

FRONT GARDEN
REAR GARDEN
HANGING BASKETS/WINDOW BOXES/CONTAINERS AND POTS
MOBILE HOME GARDEN
WATER FEATURE/GARDEN POND
NON-DOMESTIC PREMISES
BEST ENTRY FROM A NON-PRIZE WINNER IN PREVIOUS YEARS
BEST VEGETABLE PLOT (new this year)

The judges were impressed by the very high standard of the entries and the Council would like to thank all those that entered the competition. Well done everyone!

The presentation of trophies and certificates will take place from 7.00pm on Monday 4th September 2023 at St Marks Parish Hall (prior to the start of the parish council meeting).

A selection of photographs from the winning gardens is presented below.

Front Garden

Rear Garden

Hanging baskets/window boxes/containers/pots

Mobile home garden:

Water feature/garden pond:

Newcomer:

Non-domestic premises:

Overall winner:

Highly commended:

SCARISBRICK SCARECROW COMPETITION 2023

SCARISBRICK PARISH COUNCIL

2023 SCARECROW COMPETITION: SUNNY SCARISBRICK IN CORONATION YEAR 2023

FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF SCARISBRICK

Closing date for entries is Monday 24th July 2023.

For details of entry requirements please click here

For an entry form please click here

Judging will take place on Sunday 30th July 2023.

SCARISBRICK GARDENING COMPETITION 2023

SCARISBRICK PARISH COUNCIL

2023 GARDENING COMPETITION

FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF SCARISBRICK

Closing date for entries is Monday 24th July 2023. For an entry form and further details please click here

Judging will take place on Saturday 29th July 2023.

PETER LATHOM’S CHARITY

PETER LATHOM’S CHARITY

Historical research appears to show that Peter Lathom of Bispham was born in 1651, the son of William Lathom of Haigh, and died in October 1701 unmarried and with no apparent heirs. Of the present day Charities for the county of Lancashire, one of the most widely operative, and to have retained its original identity, is that known after its founder as Peter Lathom’s Charity.

Growing up during some of the most disturbed periods of English history he saw the confiscation of the Parbold, Wrightington and Allerton estates; he witnessed the extremes of poverty into which this confiscation had thrown the Lathom family and he saw some of them practically worthless both as to goods and lands, constantly harried by religious and civil strife.

Although little is known of the founder’s life and much is shrouded in a degree of mystery, Peter Lathom’s choice of Executors – 6 described as gentlemen and only two as ‘husbandmen’ appears testament to the fact that he had made his mark in society and amassed a considerable estate by the time of his death, represented in the main by land, no doubt acquired through shrewd investment of his profits.

The main thrust of Peter Lathom’s Will was to direct his Executors to apply the rents and profits from land and premises which he owned at the date of his death situated inter alia in Mawdesley Bispham Lathom Burscough Wrightington and Parbold for the benefit of the poor in specified townships in West Lancashire. The current Scheme of the Charity specifies the areas of benefit as Ulnes Walton, Eccleston, Newburgh, Lathom, Welch Whittle, Heskin, Wrightington, Dalton, Parbold, Bispham, Mawdesley, Skelmersdale, Bickerstaffe, Ormskirk, Scarisbrick, Rufford, Croston and Burscough.

Interestingly in a report of the Charity Commissioners of 1828 distributions to the poor, in accordance with the terms of Peter Lathom’s will made between 1826 and 1827 were set out in some detail and include the distribution of linen “amongst such poor persons belonging to the Township as are considered proper objects and who have not received parochial relief within 12 months.”

The discovery of coal under lands owned by the charity in Skelmersdale, in the late 1820s and into the 30s proved to be a milestone in the history of the charity. Leases were granted to two companies to work the mines namely Crow Orchard Colliery and White Moss Colliery. The mines were successfully worked for many years until they became either unworkable or exhausted in value, toward the end of the 1890s, beginning of the 1900s. Revenue from the extraction of coal and in consequence the income of the Charity increased dramatically.

The work of the Charity continues to the present day; the current trustees endeavour to identify and provide assistance within the terms of the Scheme, to apply the Charity’s income in relieving persons resident in their respective districts who are in need, hardship or distress. Yearly distributions also include benefits to schools and to individual pupils meeting the eligibility criteria under the Scheme.

General enquiries to be addressed to the Clerk to the Peter Lathom Charity c/o 71-73 Hoghton Street, Southport PR9 0PR