WHEN I first read about the tragic death of a young man at the junction of the A65 and A6131, it said he was from Earby, where I live, but he was not named, so I didn’t know if I knew him.
Today, I received this week’s Craven Herald and saw, with a shock, the lovely photo of Edward Brier, the delightful young man I worked with in the Dales Outdoor Centre shop in Skipton for quite some time – Thousands back call for works at deadly junction (Craven Herald, October 26). I didn’t know he’d moved from Embsay to Earby.
Ed was a truly lovely young man, gentle and interesting and I really enjoyed his company at work. To think he is now dead is a horrid shock and I know where it happened, as I drive past that junction and use it myself quite often, always thinking how potentially dangerous it is. I’d already seen the flowers, too, and now I know who they are for. I have now signed the petition on change.org and added some of these words of mine about Ed. I completed my comments with the words below.
This junction should have a roundabout. There is one further back at the Grassington junction and another further on at the Ilkley/Harrogate junction. There is plenty of room for one here – get it approved and done now before anyone else dies there.
TESSA BIRD Water Street, Earby
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