‘Slow down’ appeal from pupils

The pupils were joining tens of thousands more across the UK participating in the Giant Walking Bus campaign, co-ordinated by road safety charity Brake and sponsored by fuel brand Jet.

The event aimed to raise awareness of the number of children killed and hurt on roads, help schools to teach pupils about road safety, and appeal to drivers to slow down in communities.

“Almost the whole school is taking part, with the exception of primary seven, so there are almost 300 pupils out and about,” said Alison Neilly, primary six teacher at Victoria PS.

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