At the beginning of April, the Rose and Crown pub ran a children’s poster competition with the aim of trying to help reduce the speed of the traffic on London Road. The reason for the campaign was due to the concern expressed by local parents at the speed in which some of the cars seemed to be travelling through the village during the ‘stay at home’ period. They then suggested that perhaps some of the local children might like to design a ‘Slow Down’ poster in the hope that their efforts would encourage drivers to reduce their speed when driving through the village. Owner of the pub, James Clark explained: “The idea came from a discussion that I had with my parents one evening over dinner. We were talking about the traffic on the roads and how, although it appeared to be quieter in lockdown, the cars that were driving through the village were driving much faster. So we contacted the Parish Council to ask for their help after which we joined heads and asked the children in the village to create some colourful posters that could be put up around the area as part of a speed awareness poster campaign.”

Read more in July’s issue of Cuckfield Life Magazine.