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Councillors support Harriers STARS with road safety initiatives
22/11/2021
Councillors Eddie Reeves and Kieron Mallon with Harriers Executive Principal, Alex Pearson
Banbury Primary School comes together with local Councillors to mark national Road Safety Week
Children at a Banbury Primary School are taking control of ensuring they are safe on the roads around their school. Youngsters at Harriers Banbury Academy are part of a STARS team that makes sure their voices are heard when it comes to keeping them safe.
Last week, as part of national Road Safety Week, local County Councillors Eddie Reeves and Kieron Mallon visited the school and met with the children and school leaders to discuss the improvement of road safety and safe parking.
Using hand-made reminders the children will remind drivers to park safely, to not use phones when driving, and to avoid parking on yellow zig zags such as those on Harriers View.
Councillors Reeves and Mallon have worked to deliver a range of measures in this part of Banbury to make the area safer for schoolchildren and other pedestrians.
Vehicle activated signs have been installed in both directions on both the Bloxham Road and Springfield Avenue to warn motorists that schools are nearby. A 7.5 tonne weight limit has been introduced on nearby roads (including Easington Road, St Georges Crescent, Horton View and Springfield Avenue) to prevent large vehicles and HGVs using the roads. In addition road markings on Bloxham Road and Harriers View have recently been repainted.
Councillor Reeves, County Councillor for the Calthorpe Division said: “It is always a pleasure to visit Harriers Academy. The school rightly take road safety very seriously and do fantastic work teaching pupils to be safe on the roads. We are pleased with the measures that have been implemented to date but it is an issue we need to keep on top of.”
Councillor Mallon, County Councillor for the Bloxham and Easington Division added: “With over 2000 children attending Harriers and the other three schools in the area, we must do all we can to slow motorists and keep children safe.”
Principal Alex Pearson said, “Harriers children have long been taught the importance of road safety. The school’s Safety Council have been busy discussing safe and healthy journeys, where traffic moves at slow speeds and with safe places to cross, walk, cycle and park.
“Children can be leaders for road safety by asking grown-ups to keep them safe near roads. Our STARS Team are a brilliant example of this in action!”
Vice Principal Joanna Agate explained that “With PCSO support, the STARS team will be patrolling the neighbourhood with hand-made reminders to park safely, look before crossing, not use phones when driving, and avoid parking on yellow zig zags – such as those just refreshed on Harriers View. We can work together to keep everyone safe.”
Published: by Banbury FM Newsteam