Peterborough Mum fights for children's safety
A mum who fought hard to ensure children’s safety at a primary school was delighted that Peterborough City Council acted in response to her 800-strong petition.
Last updated 17th Jun 2025
Katie Berry, and other parents of pupils at Eye Primary School, were shocked to discover that their long-serving lollipop lady Lisa Bryan was to be made redundant, with no additional safety measures planned to replace her.
The parents were informed that a zebra crossing would be built as part of a planned 265-home development nearby, but there was no time scale as to when it would happen.
Ms Berry, who has two young sons at Eye Primary School, handed in her petition at Peterborough Town Hall on June 10 which had over 800 signatures and called for “continuous safety provision” until a permanent crossing was installed.
To the delight of Ms Berry, parents at the school, and the three Eye ward councillors who supported the petition, Peterborough City Council announced on June 16 that a temporary crossing would be installed at the school.
“I’m really pleased that the council made the sensible decision to make sure there will be provision in place,” Ms Berry said.
“It’s bittersweet because it’s a sad confirmation that our lollipop lady Lisa will no longer be in the role. She’s done a fabulous job.
“There should never have been a situation that this was going to be allowed to happen in the first place. To have gone through so many steps for them to finally say ‘oh that is a good idea’ just doesn’t make any sense.
“It’s been a lot of hard work but just shows that if you’re passionate about something and need change, you can do it.”
The petition was due to be debated on at a full council meeting in July, but the council decided to act before it got that far.