Youngsters in road safety drive

YOUNGSTERS from a Rotherham nursery took part in safety campaign in a bid to reduce the number of children killed on the roads.

Youngsters from Mommas Day Nursery sang road safety songs, baked traffic light biscuits and created posters as part of the national event Beep Beep Day.

All the activities were designed to teach children key words and get them to think about the importance of staying safe when out and about.

Liz Gill, of Mommas Day Nursery, said: "There is nothing more important than keeping our children safe.

"We were delighted to take part in Beep Beep Day and urge all drivers in Rotherham to slow down in our community and watch out for children."

Every week, ten children aged eight or under are killed or seriously injured on Britain's roads.

A survey of 714 parents across the UK, by the road safety charity Brake, found that around half said that the road where they lived was plagued by speeding drivers.

Mary Williams, chief executive of Brake, who organised the event, added: "Every death is a horrendous tragedy for the family and the community in which they live.

"These deaths can stop if we do the most basic things: hold our children's hands, belt them up in the correct child seats, and slow down when driving around communities."

The event was sponsored by Churchill Insurance and any funds raised by children on the day will go towards Brake.

For more information contact Brake on 01484 559909 or visit www.brake.org.uk.