Safety Campaign
In July 2004 Stilton Parish Council launched a campaign to improve safety at the flyover junction of the B1043 and North Street.

A roundabout was requested at this location when the A1(M) plans were first published, and the Parish Council presented a scheme at the subsequent public enquiry, only to have it rejected.

Sadly, their concerns have been borne out, and there have been a number of serious accidents. Forunately, no-one has yet died at this spot, but it can only be a matter of time.

Give Us The Facts
To help put a case together, the Parish Council need hard evidence. If you have been involved in a traffic accident at this spot, where damage or injury was incurred, please contact the Chair of the Parish Council via contact@stilton.org as soon as possible. Written information will be required, including date, time of day, nature of accident, extent of damage or injury, and whether the Police were involved.

With your help we can have this black spot put right before a really serious accident occurs.

Latest News - September 2005
An illuminated sign has been erected on the approach from Norman Cross, which lights up and warns drivers of the impending left turn. The sign activates at around 50mph.

Latest News - February 2006 (from SCAN)
PARISH COUNCIL PRESSES FOR BETTER TRAFFIC CONTROL
Concerned about frequent, often serious, accidents at the junction of North Street & the B1043, Stilton Parish Council collected evidence from people who had been injured at the site. We then lobbied Cambs County Council for a reduction in the speed limit. After some considerable time the following reply was received:
"The Norman Cross flyover is a location that my colleagues in the Accident Investigation & Prevention Section have been monitoring and it is they who sanctioned the provision of the road surfacing treatment and the interactive sign. We have previously discussed a possible reduction in the speed limit between the roundabout and the village but came to the conclusion that it would be more appropriate to directly address the "problem" with suitable measures; hence the surfacing and now the sign. The speed limit signs for the village are clearly visible to approaching drivers and there is no excuse for them to ignore them." Karen Lunn, Cambs County Council. Incidentally, we still can't work out how fast a vehicle has to be going to trigger the sign. Can anyone tell us?