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Alderton Road Safety Group (B4077)
​GLOUCESTERSHIRE POLICE – MOBILE SPEED ENFORCEMENT - Police officers recently carried out speed checks on the B4077 near Frampton Cottages.   Below are the findings (each visit lasts between 45 minutes to an hour):
 
September 2018  -  2 checks and 32 offences detected
October 2018  -  4 checks and 52 offences detected

29th November 2018 
Another accident - this time on junction of B4077 and Dibden Lane. 
​​"Among the deadliest roads in the County" ECHO Headline Story :- READ HERE
FRIDAY 13th April 2018

Just for the records - Accident  17.30 ish on B4077 near substation ,appears a Quad bike came off a trailer into path of following ?( not sure) car, hit drivers side and car span in to hedge Driver cut free by Firemen  Driver OK but taken to Hospital  as far as I know driver (lady) from away  Quad Bike could be more local ? 8 police cars 2 fire engines 1 ambulance but not sure any safety measures would help this one !!

ANOTHER TRAGIC INCIDENT 

26th January 2018
​GFRS we were called to an incident on the B4077 from Tewkesbury to Stow at Little Washbourne. (Outside the Hobnails Public House). Two cars collided head on and one of the cars burst into flames. The car on fire had 1 male occupant who was clearly deceased upon arrival of the first Crew. At this time it is understood that the driver of this vehicle was not local to the area (Hemel Hempstead).

The second vehicle had 2 occupants a married couple from Drybrook, (Toddington) one a 57yr old male and the other a 51yr old female.  Both were extricated by the Crews.

Fire crews from Tewkesbury and Winchcombe were mobilised initially with additional support provided from Cheltenham

Road claims another life

30/10/2017 - This from Glos Police
​We are investigating a collision in which a woman suffered serious injuries.
The collision happened at about 8.25 pm yesterday, Monday 30 October on the B4077 Stow Road, near Alstone Fields, approximately half way between the Teddington Hands roundabout and Ye Olde Hobnails Inn.
It involved a silver Audi A3 car, travelling away from the Teddington Hands roundabout towards Stow, which left the road and collided with a tree.
The driver, a 25 year old local woman, sustained serious head injuries and was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham where her condition is said to be critical.
There was no-one else in the car.
Officers investigating the incident would like to hear from any witnesses that they have not yet spoken to, or anybody who may have seen the vehicle prior to the collision or who may have dash-cam footage.
The road was closed for six hours following the collision to allow officers from the Tri-Force Specialist Operations Collaboration to conduct a thorough examination of the scene.
​UPDATE
The driver, a 25-year-old local woman, sustained serious head injuries and was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham where her condition was said to be critical.But despite the best efforts of doctors she died from her injuries.
Our thoughts go out to her family and friends.

A picture that paints a thousand words !!

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Another shunt - Police appeal for witnesses
We're seeking witnesses to a serious collision that that happened at about 11.30pm on Saturday (24 June), on the B4077 between Teddington and Toddington, close to Little Washbourne.
A red Mini Cooper car, travelling towards Teddington, left the road and crashed into a tree.
The four occupants, two men and two women who are all in their 20s and from the London area, were injured. One of the women was air-lifted to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford where she is making good progress after treatment. One of the injured men left the scene, but was traced; he will attend a voluntary police interview about the collision at a later stage.
The road at the scene remained closed for five hours, while officers from the Tri-Force Specialist Operations Collaboration conducted a detailed investigation.
The investigation team would like to hear from any witnesses who have not already been spoken to and ask that they call 101 quoting incident number 624 of 24/06/2017.

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B4077 ROAD SAFETY – The recent public consultation on the proposed 50mph speed limit resulted in some letters of support, along with one objection to the scheme.   The County Council will now respond to the objector to address their concerns and explain the case for the speed limit.    
ANOTHER SHUNT AT FRAMPTON COTTAGES Feb 12th 2017
Here are some photos showing the aftermath of an accident involving a Fiat panda driven by a lady on a school run from Toddington.
 
The lady lost control in the middle of a hail storm, causing the vehicle to mount the path taking a fence post with her, towards a parked car on the properties frontage,
 
the fiat caught our the causing damage before crossing over a flower bed taking out a large bush onto a neighbours drive eventually hitting the next fence and coming to rest.
 
Fortunately no one was injured.
 
​Pre-Christmas Madness
December 2016 
two more incidents - one involving a single car left the road and crashed into the signs at the Hobnails whilst another shunt saw a car coming west on the B4077 turning into Willowbank Road clipped another car.
17th October 2016
​Single car on roof near Hobnails, Police & Ambulance called - Mercedes flipped on to its roof at Little Washbourne at around 7am. No other vehicle was involved and nobody was injured. The driver was a man.
​12th October 2016
An accident took place between a Coach and a car at the junction of the B4077 and Willowbank Road.
A coach travelling westward was waiting to turn into Willowbank Road and had stopped to let a vehicle out of Willowbank Road when another car proceeded to overtake the bus just as the bus started to turn into Willowbank Road. 
CCTV footage has been made available to the Police, but at this time it is felt inappropriate to put it in the pubic domain. 
No-one was injured 
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Another shunt at Frampton Cottages 22/8/2016
comment from witness "Photo of yesterdays accident at Frampton Cottages 7.15pm ish No one hurt surprisingly, Not sure what happened but I think one car was crossing road to park in lay-by car from Toddington could not stop "
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SID device being considered
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The Alderton Parish Council are investigating the possibility of having a solar powered Speed Indicator Device (SID) installed at a fixed location on the B4077 - money that will be made available to the PC by housing developers would fund the project. The Device can be set to display either the vehicles speed , or a "slow down" message, The Device can also be set to record traffic volumes and speeds to download via an "app" to a smart phone or tablet.  

B4077 road survey results re-kindle push for traffic calming

Traffic on the B4077 was monitored over a 2 week period from 24th August - 7th September 2015. Initial reaction to the results was that there had been a slight improvement compared to the survey dome in 2013 despite the data being presented in a different way to 2 years ago. Nevertheless whilst there appears to be a reduction in average speeds, around 60% of traffic surveyed were exceeding the 60mph speed limit - one vehicle clocked OVER 110mph.
Watch this space...
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Two Cars crash - road closed for hour and a half

 1st December 2015 - A road near Tewkesbury was blocked for nearly an hour and a half after a two-car crash.It happened near the Hobnails Inn at Little Washbourne on the B4077 just before 9.40am on Tuesday.
Gloucestershire police said two people were taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester with injuries that were not believed to be serious.
The road was closed until 11.05am.

GATES - INSTALLATION COMPLETE

February 17th 2015 . More info and pictures to follow

And ................ another

13th December 2014 - a car careered off the road by the entrance to the sewerage works.
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Another car ends up in the hedgerow on B4077

30th November 2014 - a car was spotted by a passing resident of Alderton (see pictures below) - if anyone has any further information please let us know. The car was spotted between Alderton and Toddington

MERCEDES-BENZ SPEEDING INCIDENT

http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/Police-appeal-Mercedes-Benz-driven-dangerously/story-23088870-detail/story.html

Planning Application set to add to traffic flow

The application number is 14/0030/TWMAJW via the County Council website.   (Erection of a single storey portal frame building for use as a Waste Treatment and Transfer facility within an existing industrial/commercial site used for waste management. | The Old Saw Mill Site Evesham Road Toddington Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL54 5DF )

There are a lot of objections, mostly from Sedgeberrow residents, as Gilders prefer to use the B4078 through Sedgeberrow rather than go to Teddington Hands and along the A46.

The application was received back in April and is listed as "pending consideration".

2 more incidents in a week - 8th August 2014

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Whilst we (again) patiently wait for action in the form of the much discussed and long awaited village gateways we have had 2 more incidents. First a week ago red Mercedes was  seen reversing out of a hedge & speeding off, not sure how but managed to hit hedge on main road we think coming from Tewkesbury (we know no more)

Then yesterday 17.05 Car s both coming from Stow, First waiting to turn right in to Willowbank Rd in crown of road, second unable to stop swerved to avoid result as per Photo. Fortunately car turning right did not move, ( looked in mirror ) so no contact .Driver of second car said he thought car was going into Garage ! does not quite fit with being in middle of road indicating right !

Mysterious incident

Accident on B4077 between Black Sheds and Trading Estate - no fatalities - still waiting for details. June 16th 2014
Even though most locals heard about it and knew about it (and emergency services were called) we can not find any online confirmation, neither are the "agencies" owning up to anything happening. If anyone has any info please contact us.

ANOTHER SHUNT

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May 8th 2014
Outside Frampton Cottages

Car in front had stopped, indicating right to pull into a lay by. 

Thankfully no casualties.



PROGRESS !!!

A meeting held on the 17th April to discuss proposals put forward by Highways Dept.
There are going to be two sets of village style gates put in - one to straddle Frampton Cottages, the other to straddle the junction with Willowbank Road. Red paint on road with SLOW, and new signage. More news regarding implementation dates to follow

Two more accidents

Two more incidents have been reported:
1. January 10th 2014 around 5pm - car travelling west whilst overtaking vehicles skidded off road and collided into a tree.  Driver  was taken to Gloucester Royal Hospital where he was treated and summonsed on alcohol related issues. He is believed to be a 36 year old. The car was registered to an address in Tewkesbury. Various reports indicate another car involved. Neither driver hurt.

2. Accident between a car and a camper van which resulted in the camper van slamming into the gate post & gate of the Corner Cottage B&B. Nobody was seriously hurt. The car was pulling out from the Garage Forecourt and was shunted by the camper van. 21st January 2014
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18 MONTHS WASTED - A NEW DAWN

The working group recently had a meeting with Councillor Roger Wilson, who has come on board to give weight to our campaign to get something done. We are having to treat this as "starting again" after wasting 18 months discussing and dismissing plans to install village gates - which in the event would not have been allowable for a 60mph road

RESULTS OF TRAFFIC SURVEY

For a 7 day period in September a series of recordings were made by GCC/Police to monitor traffic flows and speed of vehicles.
Two sets of recorders were utilised - one by the Corner Cottage B&B and another east of Gretton Fields junction. The recorders outside the B&B showed a weekly traffic rate of over 18,000 in both directions. 
But the alarming stats are that over 5,600 vehicles were clocked at over 63mph, of these 3,386 exceeded 66mph, with over 2,000 exceeding 69mph. These figures make it clear to me that we have a case to once again go back to the relevant agencies and ask for something to be done.

More tales of minor shunts and near misses

Members of the Safety Group have witnessed or been told of various acts of stupidity they have seen on the stretch of road from Frampton Cottages down to the Hobnails. Most refer to the area just west of the garage, where cars have been seen overtaking in the "dip". We have asked Highways for some signs. We also feel that the white lines from Hobnails to the Garage are inappropriate given the number of bends and undulations.

Minutes of latest meeting 
22nd July 2013

Please click here

Tewkesbury biker crashed with Mercedes on B4077 near Toddington

Saturday 10th August 2013 

A TEWKESBURY teenager suffered injuries including a punctured lung after his motorbike crashed with a Mercedes near Toddington.

The accident happened at around 9pm on Friday (August 9).

The 17-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured when his Black Pulse Adrenaline motorbike collided with a grey Mercedes car on the B4077 at The Orchards near Toddington.

He was taken to Frenchay Hospital with injuries including a punctured lung and is in a serious but not believed to be life threatening condition.

A 69-year-old Chipping Campden man who was driving the Mercedes was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital with a finger injury.

The road was closed for a full collision investigation and reopened at 5.30am.

Anyone who witnessed the collision should call 101, quoting incident 435 of August 9.


A Welcome Step forward?

The group received news of progress on the road. It stems from requests by Toddington Village Council - and if it goes ahead will help us, but has not come from direct action by our working group

Road Safety Scheme – Blackshed Junction, Toddington.
Gloucestershire Highways is looking to make improvements to the junction of B4077 with Evesham Road. The proposals are to try to reduce collisions at the junction and increase driver awareness of the junction.
On the B4077 it is planned to provide a ‘SLOW DOWN’ Vehicle Activated Sign and permanent staggered junction ahead signs on yellow backing boards within the highway verge outside Oak House and another to the east of the junction. It is also proposed to provide flexi marker posts within the verges at the junction and to refresh the existing carriageway markings.

JUST UP THE ROAD

The B4077 in Gloucestershire is closed in both directions between B4078 (Toddington) and B4632 Broadway Road (New Town) due to an accident involving a tractor. (July 2013)
It's near the Pheasant public house.

GATES - A NO GO!!

It has been revealed that the Gateways have been put on stop. Apparently you cannot have Gateways on a 60mph classified road. Considering that it was seen as a solution to bring more awareness to the road (suggested by one of the agencies involved with the group) it asks the question whether they should have known that in the first place!!
The Working Party has met and are going to submit some new suggestions to the Group at a meeting to be held on 22nd July 2013.
One of the suggestions will be to put some kind of Vehicle Activated Sign in place (2 if possible) to ask people to SLOW DOWN or flash "60 mph

ONE YEAR ON

Sunday 26th May 2013 marks the anniversary of the regrettable death of Julie Stoddart-Cooke killed when her car crashed into Petrol Pumps at the Alderton Garage.

WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO MAKE THIS ROAD SAFE ???

1. Road resurfaced
2. THINK signs
3. Speed Camera Signs

We are also waiting the installation of Village "Gates"

The way forward
Once the Gates are installed we think it would be pertinent to request we have another speed test done to see if the mean speed has been reduced. If so then we have a better chance of a speed reduction.

Noticing that there are now Vehicle activated "Slow Down" signs on the Teddington to Tewkesbury road (Ashchurch), we also feel that these would be another weapon in the armoury.

ANOTHER "Collision" 

19th February 2013 - a collision between a car and a van outside the Alderton Garage - scene of the fatal accident last summer. It is believed a car travelling eastwards was indicating to turn into the village and was being followed by a van. At the last minute just as the van was pulling out to overtake, the car changed indicators and proceeded to turn into the petrol station forecourt.
The van hit the car and careered off the road, with the car ending up in the petrol station. Nobody was injured. The police were called but did not attend. (see pictures below)
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Speed Camera Signs

A site has been identified for a mobile speed unit. Once the necessary provisions have been made, this will enable us to have speed camera signs.

NEW SIGNS TO GO UP "WITHIN DAYS"

Gary Handley OBE Road Safety Glos C C said that "They will be produced to fit large metal frames that should be clearly seen on the verges along the route and will be placed out by Gloucestershire Highways.

All of the design work has been done and we are now just waiting for the boards to be printed and I am advised that this should be completed in a few days, and they have suggested that they may be turned around as quickly as Monday or Tuesday of next week, all being well. "

This is a good positive step in the right direction, and we should thank Gary and everyone concerned. 

NEW SIGNS - LOCATION and DESIGN

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ANOTHER FATALITY ON B4077

4th December 2012
The B4077 has claimed another life. A 22 year old male was killed when his car was in collision with a van around 4:00pm. Read the Echo report here
LATEST MEETING - 
There was a meeting on Thursday 18th October between the ARSG and the relevant agencies.
The minutes of this meeting will be uploaded to the site when they have been typed up!. 
It has been agreed to install two sets of gateways - and we are going for an advisory speed limit (not yet set). We are hoping that this will have the desired affect to drive mean speeds down below 50mph so that we can set "wheels in motion" to apply for a 50mph speed limit. 

Minutes can be read here
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The Group

Following a series of accidents this year on the B4077 a group was set up. Meetings were prompted by a recent fatality at the garage on the B4077 near Alderton.  A working group was set up - members are Keith Page, Jim Hinder, Rob Phillips, Paul Smith, Jonathan Everett, Victoria Copas, Roger Knapp

This website was set up to make people aware of what progress has been made, and what future plans are.

We hope to achieve our aims by liaising with the relevant agencies (highways, police, council etc), and will endevour to keep the public aware of events through this website and through the local media.
Aims of the working group
Make the road safer for all users of the road and its facilities.
  • ENGINEERING - Maintain the road to an acceptable standard. Lineage
  • EDUCATION - Meaningful Signage, Speed Limits
  • ENVIRONMENT - Make motorists aware they are entering a residential area
  • EMPOWERMENT - Speed Cameras, Vehicle Activated Signs

POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

This is the working document we will distribute to the various agencies as being our proposals for making the B4077 a safer place.  Best viewed in scroll mode 
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How you can help
If you have any comments you would like to make please use the contact form.
or send an e-mail to Keith Page : [email protected] and/or to Mark Calway (assistant to Laurence Robertson MP)  [email protected]

We will use this website to keep you informed of any progress and planned action.

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