Agenda item

Public Transport and Pedestrian Access to  Grenoside Crematorium

It was moved by Councillor Pauline Andrews, seconded by Councillor John Booker, that this Council:-

(a)       supports the petition to extend the M92 bus service to run to Grenoside Crematorium, and believes that this extended route would benefit community transport and passengers alike as it would be used far more;

(b)       recognises that not everyone has their own transport, and therefore many people have to spend quite a considerable amount of money on taxis or ask people for lifts and on occasions may indeed have to physically resort to walking the long distance to the Crematorium from both Halifax Road (Salt Box Lane) and Skew Hill Lane;

(c)        notes that currently the only bus service that caters for the area of the Crematorium is the M92 which stops at Main Street, Grenoside;

(d)       is concerned that both the elderly and people with mobility issues are having to walk from Main Street up to the Crematorium, a distance of approximately 1 mile, up a very steep gradient, and that the highway is dangerous after the location of the Cow and Calf Public House, as there are no footpaths on either side of the roadway, there is no street lighting, and there is a feeling of isolation as it opens up to fields and countryside, all of which is of great concern to public safety;

(e)       recognises the danger to pedestrians of having to walk along the narrow roadway, and at times having to face fast moving traffic which is compounded during winter and dark nights;

(f)        supports people in their grief to be independent and not have to rely on other people for lifts; not only do people visit the Crematorium for funerals but also like to take flowers to show their respect for loved ones lost;

(g)       is disappointed that South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive have not heeded public calls to provide a safe extended bus service to Grenoside Crematorium that the people of Sheffield would more than appreciate; and

(h)       directs that a copy of this motion be forwarded to the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive.

Whereupon, it was moved by Councillor Leigh Bramall, seconded by Councillor Adam Hurst, as an amendment, that the Motion now submitted be amended by the insertion of a new paragraph (g) as follows and the relettering of original paragraphs (g) and (h) as new paragraphs (h) and (i):-

(g)       regrets that the Government’s unfair cuts are impacting on subsidies for bus services and this is another example of the damaging impact of the unfair settlement to Sheffield City Council and SYPTE which this Council opposes;

On being put to the vote, the amendment was carried.

The original Motion, as amended, was then put as a Substantive Motion in the following form and carried:-

RESOLVED:  That this Council:-

(a)       supports the petition to extend the M92 bus service to run to Grenoside Crematorium, and believes that this extended route would benefit community transport and passengers alike as it would be used far more;

(b)       recognises that not everyone has their own transport, and therefore many people have to spend quite a considerable amount of money on taxis or ask people for lifts and on occasions may indeed have to physically resort to walking the long distance to the Crematorium from both Halifax Road (Salt Box Lane) and Skew Hill Lane;

(c)        notes that currently the only bus service that caters for the area of the Crematorium is the M92 which stops at Main Street, Grenoside;

(d)       is concerned that both the elderly and people with mobility issues are having to walk from Main Street up to the Crematorium, a distance of approximately 1 mile, up a very steep gradient, and that the highway is dangerous after the location of the Cow and Calf Public House, as there are no footpaths on either side of the roadway, there is no street lighting, and there is a feeling of isolation as it opens up to fields and countryside, all of which is of great concern to public safety;

(e)       recognises the danger to pedestrians of having to walk along the narrow roadway, and at times having to face fast moving traffic which is compounded during winter and dark nights;

(f)        supports people in their grief to be independent and not have to rely on other people for lifts; not only do people visit the Crematorium for funerals but also like to take flowers to show their respect for loved ones lost;

(g)       regrets that the Government’s unfair cuts are impacting on subsidies for bus services and this is another example of the damaging impact of the unfair settlement to Sheffield City Council and SYPTE which this Council opposes;

(h)       is disappointed that South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive have not heeded public calls to provide a safe extended bus service to Grenoside Crematorium that the people of Sheffield would more than appreciate; and

(i)         directs that a copy of this motion be forwarded to the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive.

(Note: Councillors Simon Clement-Jones, Richard Shaw, Rob Frost, Joe Otten, Colin Ross, Martin Smith, Penny Baker, Roger Davison, Sue Alston, Andrew Sangar, Cliff Woodcraft, Ian Auckland, Steve Ayris, Denise Reaney, David Baker, Katie Condliffe and Vickie Priestley voted for paragraphs (a) to (f) and (h) to (i) and against paragraph (g) of the Substantive Motion and asked for this to be recorded.)