A trial of lighting along the footpaths across Parkers Piece is scheduled for early in the New Year. This follows an initiative by the City Centre Lib Dem team to improve safety after recent night time incidents there. The trial will last for a month and will be along only one arm of the path network between Reality Checkpoint and the edge.

“The case to improve safety along these very busy paths is a very strong one and it’s been put to us equally by students and other residents too,” says Cllr Tim Bick. “We recognise the need to achieve this consistently with the character of the important open space, so we are using this trial to gather feedback before deciding the final approach.”