A school crossing patrol which campaigners fought tirelessly to save will remain in place for another year following a £6,000 donation – however its long term fate is still unclear.

Parents of children at St Michael’s Catholic School on Daws Hill Lane were in “uproar” earlier this year after it was announced the patrol officer would be removed from the busy road after a new toucan crossing is installed.

In a step forward for the campaign developers Taylor Wimpey announced this month it has donated £6,000 to the patrol for the next year.

One it is turned on the toucan crossing will operate 24-hours a day and the "lollipop man" will get specialist training on how to operate at the new crossing.

And it is understood once the toucan crossing is turned on it will only operate outside of school commuting hours to allow efficient running of the crossing patrol – however parents are still uncertain what will happen when children go back to school after summer in 2017.

Parent, Carolyn van Vlijmen, said: “The fact Taylor Wimpey is making a donation is wonderful but what happens in the school year 17/18.

“The school said they would pay for the crossing but it would take away from the schools pocket so this donation would relieve the pressure from them.

“Kids are all over the place, walk out into the road, looking at their phones.”

The donation comes with a number of “road safety measures” undertaken as part of the Pine Trees housing development on Daws Hill Lane, according to Taylor Wimpey.

Work began in July to widen the footpath along the road as well as the instillation of new raised kerbs and resurfacing work.

However fears for safety are increasing after the speedbumps were removed from the road, with cars reportedly heading down Daws Hill Lane at “inappropriate” pace.

Mrs Van Vlijmen added: “It has eased the pressure on the suspension of my car but it does mean the road is faster. I have seen people driving down towards the Marlow Road at inappropriate speeds.”

The patrol is currently Bucks County Council but it is against the council’s policy to fund patrollers on light controlled crossings, according to transport chief Mark Shaw.

When the light controlled crossing is turned on the BCC funding for the corssing patrol will stop.

He said: “It is our policy not to fund patrollers on light controlled crossings. Therefore, once the new toucan crossing is operational our funding will stop and the money provided by Taylor Wimpey will be used to pay for the patroller for 12 months.

“After that point it will be for the school to decide whether or not it wishes to sponsor the patroller into the future.”