Road safety banners designed by school children unveiled
Two school pupils have won a competition to design a road safety banner and will now have them displayed outside their schools.
The banners featuring the children’s artwork will now take pride of place next to the school gates.
Slough Borough Council’s sustainable transport team Better by, supplied primary schools throughout the borough with a blank poster for pupils to create a simple and bold design based around road safety.
Natasha’s entry from Arbour Vale School was picked as a winner and it was converted into a banner. She also received a gift voucher to spend.
Neil Sykes, Principal at Arbour Vale School, said he was extremely proud of his student’s design.
He said: “This will remind people of being safe and to reduce their speed around the school gates and it has been beautifully created by one of our pupils.”
Dean Gray, the school’s development manager, said: “This is an important message that we want to send out to motorists. It was also a great way to engage with the students and talk to them and remind them about road safety.”
The second banner was unveiled at Claycots School Town Hall Campus, Bath Road, and was created by proud artist Dyuti, who also received a gift voucher to spend.
Designing the banner was just one of the Better by initiatives for Walk to School Week earlier in the year to encourage more people to make their journeys by walking, cycling or public transport. Reducing the reliance on the car and increasing sustainable travel will help reduce congestion, improve air quality and make Slough’s streets safer, healthier and a nicer place to be.
Ramandeep Gogna, a sustainable transport officer, said: “What talented young people we have to create such eye catching posters which motorists will hopefully see and take heed of.
“Road safety around schools is really important, not just to prevent accidents involving children, but to make an effort to reduce congestion around the school gate. In addition by taking the journey in another way, pollution around schools, and the pupils, can also be reduced.
“I want to say thank you to everyone who entered and well done to the winners Natasha and Dyuti.”
The banners featuring the children’s artwork will now take pride of place next to the school gates.
Slough Borough Council’s sustainable transport team Better by, supplied primary schools throughout the borough with a blank poster for pupils to create a simple and bold design based around road safety.
Natasha’s entry from Arbour Vale School was picked as a winner and it was converted into a banner. She also received a gift voucher to spend.
Neil Sykes, Principal at Arbour Vale School, said he was extremely proud of his student’s design.
He said: “This will remind people of being safe and to reduce their speed around the school gates and it has been beautifully created by one of our pupils.”
Dean Gray, the school’s development manager, said: “This is an important message that we want to send out to motorists. It was also a great way to engage with the students and talk to them and remind them about road safety.”
The second banner was unveiled at Claycots School Town Hall Campus, Bath Road, and was created by proud artist Dyuti, who also received a gift voucher to spend.
Designing the banner was just one of the Better by initiatives for Walk to School Week earlier in the year to encourage more people to make their journeys by walking, cycling or public transport. Reducing the reliance on the car and increasing sustainable travel will help reduce congestion, improve air quality and make Slough’s streets safer, healthier and a nicer place to be.
Ramandeep Gogna, a sustainable transport officer, said: “What talented young people we have to create such eye catching posters which motorists will hopefully see and take heed of.
“Road safety around schools is really important, not just to prevent accidents involving children, but to make an effort to reduce congestion around the school gate. In addition by taking the journey in another way, pollution around schools, and the pupils, can also be reduced.
“I want to say thank you to everyone who entered and well done to the winners Natasha and Dyuti.”
