A MUM-of-three from Lincoln who wants a pedestrian crossing outside every school in Britain may soon be seeing early signs of success.

As reported in the Echo, Rosanne Kirk's campaign began with calls for a crossing at St Hugh's Primary School in Woodfield Avenue, Lincoln, where she is a governor.

But after gathering a legion of supporters, Mrs Kirk, 40, wants the same facilities at every school in Lincolnshire and across the nation.

She is to be included in a list of consultants approached by Lincolnshire County Council in drawing up its third local transport plan.

The plan is being prepared and will lay down key over-arching transport strategies to run for five years from 2011/12.

Mrs Kirk said she was optimistic about the development.

Mrs Kirk, who works in Debenhams and lives in Winthorpe Road, Doddington Park, said: "Part of the consultation is to see whether or not there could be a pedestrian crossing outside St Hugh's and hopefully elsewhere in Lincolnshire.

"In March, Gillian Merron and I went to a meeting with highways and she asked if we could be part of the consultation happening in July.

"We are already doing a local petition for crossings in Woodfield Avenue and we are getting good support from parents and residents.

"Also, I am now getting helpers in London and York and hopefully Derbyshire and Oxfordshire for the national campaign where we hope to get a 100,000 signature petition to Parliament."

Divisional highways manager Alan Aistrup told Mrs Kirk in an e-mail: "I have forwarded your details to our accessibility and policy team who will be heading the consultation on the third local transport plan for Lincolnshire, to ensure your group is included in the list of consultants."

Transport plans are drawn up by highways authorities such as Lincolnshire County Council, which set out ways of making transport more integrated and sustainable.

Paul Coathup , assistant director for highways and transport, said during the consultation, officials would be looking at how congestion, collisions and pollution could be cut in Lincolnshire.

He said: "The plan is designed to make sure residents have safe and reliable transport in a way that supports our economy and protects our environment."

Mrs Kirk's campaign has received a further boost as her campaign's name "Kids Cross Safely" now appears on a former Lincolnshire fire engine, alongside the names of other good causes including the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance.

PC Coaches has re-sprayed the 1981 Bedford engine which is taken to public events such as shows and galas in a fundraising and publicity capacity.