Volunteers, road safety officers and lollipop men and women were thanked for their hard work recently at Caerphilly County Borough’s annual School Crossing Patrol and Road Safety Seminar.
The event brought together more than 110 dedicated Kerbcraft volunteers, road safety officers and school crossing patrol officers from across the county borough.
Cllr Rob Gough, cabinet member for public protection, engineering and transport said: “Our road safety team, together with a network of volunteers and school crossing patrol officers work tirelessly to help ensure our local youngsters know all about the importance of road safety.
“We have a wide variety of initiatives, such as the Kerbcraft scheme and Walking Buses, which really help to educate our children about keeping safe when out and about, and I am delighted that those who work so hard to ensure these vital schemes come to fruition have been thanked at our annual road safety seminar.”
The group were also joined by pupils from Blackwood Comprehensive School, who recently were the deserving winners of a national multimedia competition. Their film about the dangers associated with drink driving beat entrants from across Wales to scoop the regional and All Wales prize.
Deputy Mayor, Cllr Vera Jenkins also offered her personal thanks to the Kerbcraft volunteers, for their commitment in bringing the subject of road safety and the roadside to Year Two pupils across Caerphilly County Borough.