The Year 5 class at Badminton School have been studying the High Street in Geography, including traffic issues and had a mock council meeting to discuss whether the High Street should be closed to traffic. They enjoyed representing views from different people in the community and wrote a letter to the editor with some of their views.
Chloe chose Henleaze High Street and after talking about new urban designs and pollution, the next task was for her to write a (fictional) letter to a local newspaper with ideas of changes to the local high street. Chloe suggested pedestrianisation which could turn out to be quite a talking point locally. Her article was published in the Henleaze and Westbury Voice magazine!
“Dear Editor, I think that the Henleaze High Street should be closed to cars. This is because an innocent child could die! Would you want that to happen? What about all the air pollution going to the school nearby? Safety first, right? Today lots more people use bikes and no cars on the road would mean it would be safer and even more people might cycle. The local shops in the area could benefit as more people could walk past the shops. You could even have a Farmers’ Market in the middle of the road.
Your sincerely, Chloe, Year 5, Badminton School”
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