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Ref: 175/08 22 May 2008

Hinderton School Pupils Mark Walk To School Week

Pupils from Hinderton School in Whitby, Ellesmere Port have marked Walk to School week.

The children showed their road safety skills by using a pedestrian crossing in the school grounds as they arrived for lessons.

Headteacher Liam McCallion who dressed as a School Crossing Patrol said:

"We wanted to use Walk to School week to give the children the opportunity to practice crossing a road following an assembly on Road Safety.

"Most of the children come to school by taxi or minibus so we arranged for them to be dropped at the school gates and walk up the path, use the zebra crossing and demonstrate the skills they learnt in assembly."

The County Council’s Senior School Travel Advisor Angela Hewitt said: "Walk to school week is growing in importance with 174 schools within the age range of four to eleven year olds taking part.

"The week also emphasises the important role of road safety."

Photo Caption: Hinderton School Headteacher Liam McCallion and Senior School Travel Advisor Angela Hewitt help pupils use the pedestrian crossing watched by Gill Shaw from Road Safety.

Note To Editors: for more information please contact Headteacher Mr McCallion on 0151 355 2177 and Angela Hewitt, Senior School Travel Advisor on 01244 976740.