A SCHOOL in Worcestershire is a step closer to getting motorists passing its entrance to slow down.

At an extraordinary parish council meeting this week in Lindridge, near Tenbury Wells, it was revealed that County Hall would be willing to part-fund some flashing warning signs - costing £11,000 - as long as they received 20 per cent funding from within the parish.

Cabinet member for the environment Derek Prodger, who attended the meeting, said the school had been earmarked as being in the top six of just 12 throughout the county needing road safety measures.

"In the last four or five months we have been reviewing the schools and making a priority list. Lindridge is near that top of that list," he said.

The entrance to the primary school, next to a turning on to the A443 - a busy trunk-road with a speed limit of 60mph -was brought to his attention by parent Polly Ward, of Knighton-on-Teme, who has campaigned for the past year for better road safety.

Already through a petition and near-miss log handed into the county council she had managed to get more road signage - but now the site looks set to have school flashing indicator signs. Coun Prodger said: "I am going to put some signs in the village in the next few months subject to funding from the parish council."

Parish council chairman Howard Williams said the situation was further advanced than they had expected and would be asking for help from the school and church for help finding the £2,200 needed. Further meetings will be held next week, and Mr Williams said he would be in touch with Coun Prodger once funding had been finalised.

School headteacher Susan Warner added: "We would like to register our thanks for the support from the council, Derek Prodger and from Polly."