A local primary school has launched a new campaign to promote safer parking around its grounds, aiming to improve safety for pupils, parents and staff.
Chapmanslade CofE Primary School has received support from a local business to promote its campaign in the village.
Technical support company TMTI, located in the neighbouring village of Corsley, has designed and donated new signs to prevent vehicles from parking along the yellow wig-wags outside the school. The wig-wags are in place to protect the school’s safety barrier, allowing space for families to cross the busy road at drop-off and pick-up times. They also provide a protected space for staff to enter and exit the school driveway safely.
The school’s headteacher, Robert Cottrell, said, “We are extremely grateful for the support from TMTI and how much of a difference these new signs will make alongside our new safety measures. The governors and I have been working tirelessly on our School Travel Plan to help make life safer for our community. We’re lucky to have so much support from so many parents and also from our new Police Community Support Officer, who has been visiting us at key times to help.”
Daniel Slade, chief executive at TMTI, added, “We are delighted to support the safety needs of this wonderful school in our community. As a local employer, we understand the challenges many parents face when travelling with their children to and from school. Road safety for families and teaching staff is a top priority in the community, and we hope the new signs for the school will make a great difference to their day-to-day protection.”
Pictured: Pupils from Redwood Class reveal their new safer parking signs with (from left to right) headteacher Robert Cottrell, police community support officer Lukasz Kolasinski and TMTI’s Daniel Slade.
