Road Safety talk for Primary School
12th November 2008
On the morning of Wednesday, 12 November 2008, the children of Lyneham Primary School sang an excellent rendition of ‘From a Tiny Ant’ to welcome RAF Lyneham Transport Sergeant, Mick Kilbride, and PC ‘Jarra’ Brown who had visited the school to speak about Road Safety as part of the Ministry of Defence Road Safety Week.

PC Brown, a well known face in the community, started by testing the children’s knowledge of the Green Cross Code, before giving them some advice about the importance of wearing a helmet when riding a bike, and a seatbelt when in the car.

Sgt Mick Kilbride gave everyone a Road Safety Activity Book and some reflective hedgehog stickers. He said: "It is so important to educate children on the importance of road safety from an early age.

"It is about more than ensuring young drivers are sensible when they are behind the wheel, children should learn about basic road safety and about the realities of the potential dangers."

The Headteacher of Lyneham Primary School, Mrs Julie Carr, welcomed the visit and said: "It helps when we work as a community and a team to help to keep the children safe."

"This visit proves that it doesn’t always have to be teachers who do the teaching. There is a wealth of experience and expertise on our doorstep, and in developing community cohesion, we can only strengthen the message."