Mum’s road safety banner removed by council

A LANARK mum was heartbroken after being told by South Lanarkshire Council to take down a banner in memory of her late daughter amid ‘safety fears’.
By Craig Goldthorp
Published 3rd Dec 2014, 13:00 BST
Heartbroken...Beth GilbertHeartbroken...Beth Gilbert
Heartbroken...Beth Gilbert

Beth Gilbert (36), of Beechwood Gate, was distraught at having to remove the 18ft by 3½ft tribute to Lanark Grammar pupil Jane, who was killed in a road smash in July 2013.

The banner – funded by road safety charity Brake – had been erected at the roundabout outside Braidfute Retail Park on November 20 but is now back in Beth’s home.

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“Having to take down the banner has been very difficult for me,” Beth said. “I felt sick to the stomach.”

Beth thought that displaying the banner in Lanark would be a way of warning people about the potentially fatal consequences of getting into a car.

But she has learned that ‘a neighbour’ living at a property near Braidfute Retail Park complained to the council that the banner could distract drivers.

For more information on this story pick up a copy of this week’s Lanark Gazette, which is in the shops now.