‘Stop
means stop!’ was the message from Corfe Castle school children last
week when they worked with local police to tackle speeding through
their village.
After the success of a visit last year Swanage
Rural Safer Neighbourhood Team once again visited Corfe Castle
First School to deliver an assembly to pupils about the effects of
speeding on local communities. The team visited the school on
Thursday 22 October 2009, with Rob Camp, Dorset
County Council’s senior road safety officer.
The 2009 message from the school is to remind
drivers to respect their school crossing and slow down and stop for
their lollipop lady, so not to endanger the safety of their
Lollipop Lady or children travelling to school.
The visit was held in response to concerns
from the school about the issue raised by local residents through
PACT
(Partners and Communities Together).
After the assembly Safer Neighbourhood
Officers, PC Barry
Ashdown and PCSO Rebekah Butler,
conducted laser speed checks outside the school with children from
the school.
Motorists who obeyed the speed limit were then
thanked by the children.
The team also launched a competition for the
children to design a poster aimed at speeding motorists along the
theme of their Lollipop Lady. All entries will eventually be
displayed on the railings outside the school.
PCSO Butler said:
“This followed the successful initiative that we held last year and
through PACT we have
discovered that speeding and nuisance driving is a significant
concern for many local residents.
“Speeding affects the children on a daily
basis since it occurs on the road outside the school and they are
committed to tackling it. If drivers aren’t stopping it puts the
children crossing the road and their Lollipop Lady in danger.
“The participation of the children had a
profound impact on drivers and they will remember the message given
to them by the children.”