A petition has been launched calling on Warwickshire County Council to improve the safety and accessibility of Leamington's Parade.

The petition, started by Bruno Eurich of the Leamington Society, calls for a funded action plan to address "cracked, uneven and rocking paving" on some of Parade's footways, "defective lighting and badly faded parking signs."

According to the petition, information disclosed by Warwickshire County Council records 15 personal-injury or damage claims between February 2020 and November 2024, with £40,975 paid on accepted claims.

It also records only 10 footway-parking PCNs despite 20,905 enforcement visits during 2024 to 2025 and 2025 to 2026.

The petition states: "WCC was unable to identify the total cost of Parade-specific repairs and stated that no maintenance works were planned at the date of its response."

Following a £2.2 million improvement scheme in 2006, more than 250 defective slabs were reportedly counted on part of Parade by 2008.

Further annual spending on repairs did not prevent the problem from recurring

The petition argues that the problem has persisted for years, despite previous investment.

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It also calls for the council to investigate why repairs repeatedly fail, introduce maintenance methods suited to the level of loading on the footways, and improve loading-bay availability and enforcement.

The proposed action plan would also include an accessibility audit involving disabled and older residents.

The petition goes on to highlight the impact of uneven paving on blind and partially sighted people, wheelchair users, people with mobility aids and older residents.

It also stresses that ongoing maintenance should not be delayed while the council considers any longer-term transformation scheme for the town centre.

At the time of writing, 24 signatures have been received since the petition was launched on 26 October 2026.

The petition will remain open until 10 January 2027.

Residents can read the petition and add their signature here.