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# Consultation launched over plans to axe council-funded lollipop men and women in Lichfield and Burntwood
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/consultation-launched-over-plans-to-axe-council-funded-lollipop-men-and-women-in-lichfield-and-burntwood/
- Published: 2018-11-15T14:34:22.000Z
- Updated: 2018-11-15T14:34:22.000Z
- Description: People in Lichfield and Burntwood are being invited to have their say on plans to axe council-funded lollipop men and women.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:23, News

People in Lichfield and Burntwood are being invited to have their say on plans to axe council-funded lollipop men and women.

[](//lichfieldlive.co.uk/2018/09/12/council-planning-to-review-funding-of-lichfield-and-burntwood-lollipop-men-and-women-as-part-of-bid-to-save-35million/lollipop-2/)Staffordshire County Council is proposing ending funding for school crossing patrols as it grapples with a £35million budget shortfall.

The authority plans to move to “community-funded” alternatives which it would still train and manage.

[![Cllr Helen Fisher](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/18379892165_334179f043_z.jpg)](//lichfieldlive.co.uk/2016/06/15/closure-among-the-options-being-considered-as-councillors-review-future-of-lichfield-shopmobility-service/18379892165%5F334179f043%5Fz/)

Cllr Helen Fisher

Cllr Helen Fisher, Staffordshire County Council’s Cabinet member for highways and transport, said: “We have seen the cost of care soar by more than £100m in the last 10 years and we must now tackle a £35m shortfall in our budget.

“This means we have no choice but to consider which non-statutory services we can continue to fund and very reluctantly this includes the school crossing patrol service.

“The patrols are all wonderful and I do hope that communities will step forward to keep as many of them as possible in the county.”

The [online consultation](https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/education/schoolsandcolleges/SchoolCrossing/SchoolCrossingPatrols.aspx?ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk) will run until 31st December. The final proposals will be voted on by the council in February 2019.