For a long time now, residents of the village have been voicing their concern about the number of vehicles that regularly drive through the village way above the legal speed limit of 30MPH.  The Parish Council has discussed this at various times with the authorities but come up against the same challenge every time – to provide incontrovertible evidence of speeding.

The Parish Council is therefore pleased to announce its acquisition of a shared Speed Awareness Monitor (SAM2) which is jointly owned with Langley with Hardley Parish Council.  The two Councils have agreed on a sharing arrangement which will see the SAM2 deployed in each village for 3 months at a time.  During that 3 months the SAM2 has by law to be relocated at least twice and cannot return to its first position during that period.

The SAM2 went live in Claxton on 28 August (see photo right).  Data from the monitor will be downloaded every time the monitor is relocated and will be made available at Parish Council meetings.  Depending on what the data shows, the Parish Council will decide on appropriate follow-up action.

A generous grant from Claxton Parish Pit Charity (the Pits Trust) made it possible for Claxton to jointly own this device.