Police incident prompts Ashbridge Independent School and Nursery in Hutton to go into full lockdown
A South Ribble nursery was forced into lockdown earlier today.
A nursery school in South Ribble has reassured parents after it went into a “full lockdown” today.
Ashbridge Independent School and Nursery in Hutton has revealed they carried out a lockdown today as “a precautionary safety measure”
In an email, seen by the Post and sent to parents, the Head of Nursery, Chelsea Mounsey, said the incident had since been resolved and that no one was injured.
In the email, Ms Mounsey wrote: “We wanted to reassure you following a full lockdown that took place at nursery today.
“The lockdown was carried out as a precautionary safety measure, and all children and staff are safe and well. Our team followed our established safeguarding and lockdown procedures carefully and calmly throughout.
“We understand that hearing the words "full lockdown" may understandably cause concern, but please be reassured that the children were kept safe, settled and supported by familiar members of staff throughout the procedure.
“The situation has been resolved, and there is no ongoing cause for concern. We will continue to prioritise the safety and wellbeing of all the children in our care and will review the situation in line with our usual procedures.
“Thank you for your understanding.”
When approached by the Post, the Director of Operations for Ashbridge Nursery Hutton, Grace Cole, was able to provide further context as to what happened.
Ms Cole said: “Basically, the police pulled over a car on Lindle Lane, which is the road we’re on, and when they got the man out the car to arrest him, he legged it down our drive, into our car park.
“Obviously the staff saw a man running and police chasing him so they just went into full lockdown mode, which is what we’re trained to do. We practice them every term so the children and staff are well versed on what to do.
“It was all over very quickly - we saw the police arrest him again -but we always let parents know if we do go into any sort of lockdown.”
Lancashire Police confirmed that officers stopped a car on Lindle Lane, Hutton, at 3.09pm today.
A 39-year-old man was arrested on possession of Class A drugs with intent to supply and money laundering.
He is currently in custody.