Parents are being urged not to make residents’ lives hell in Lowry Hill at school pick up and drop-off times.

Frustrated locals on Liddle Close and Hether Drive have noticed their quiet residential area is filling up twice a day when parents park to take their youngsters to the nearby Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School as well as Kingmoor Junior School.

The school has worked tirelessly during the years to make it as safe for children and take the strain off the residential estate by coming up with new ways to tackle pick up and drop off periods.

Resident David McNeill is worried that a child is going to get seriously injured.

He said: “It’s chaos at pick up and drop off times and it’s even worse now there are staggered drop off times.

“I don’t blame the parents and school itself, there just isn’t enough parking.

“The school staff don’t have enough space, parents don’t have a chance.

“It’s a free-for-all and there is no consideration for the people who live here, in the past emergency services haven’t been able to get down the streets.”

One way of tackling the problem is with the support from Aldi and Gosling Bridge pub to allow parents to park their cars on their car park and walk to the relevant school.

Gareth Ellis, county councillor for Belah, said: “These schools are an important part of the community and have worked really hard to reduce the impact on residents who live nearby.

“I welcome to school’s imaginative approach working with Aldi and the Gosling Bridge. I hope we can all encourage parents who can, to park a little further away and walk with their children to the two schools.”

Headteacher at Kingmoor Nursery and Infant School, Nicky Corfield has worked hard to try and reduce the impact pick up and drop off time has on residents in the area. Mrs Corfield explained: “We have done a lot over the last couple of years to be more aware of our parking.

“We have been in touch with Aldi and Gosling Bridge and we have permission from the both of them that parents can use their car parks and walk through, so we’ve tried to promote that as much as we can.”

As well as this the school has worked closely with the Lowry Residents Association, the school has a group of pupils who are their school ambassadors, holding a poster competition.

Posters were designed and then posted onto A3 sticky back plastic to give to residents to stick on their wheelie bins so they can be seen publicly when people drive or walk through the estate.

Hayley Stewart, headteacher at Kingmoor Junior School explained

: “Last week there was the national incentive to walk to the school. We do encourage people to opt for the healthier options but we know that is not always possible.”