New road safety campaign launched by pupils at Derry primary school
Document described as Highway Code for children
The booklet is launched by Road Safe NI Chairperson Davy Jackson at Ebrington Primary School with Principal Brian Guthrie and pupils Isla Wallace, Abbey Hyndman, Ben Huey and Will Rankin.
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A new road safety campaign has been launched at a Derry school.
Primary school pupils across Northern Ireland are set to benefit from the launch of an innovative new road safety booklet.
The comprehensive 36 page guide covers every aspect of how to keep safe whilst travelling as a pedestrian, cyclist or passenger.
More than three quarters of a million pounds has been spent in the last five years on the upkeep of Northern Ireland s former school buildings, some of which have been out of use for decades.
Of the total £772,000 spent by the Education Authority on maintaining previous school properties, £234,000 alone has gone on the upkeep of the former Faughan Valley High School site, which has lain vacant for 13 years. The Education Authority is looking to sell off the site in the near future, and confirmed it is in negotiations with a potential purchaser. If any deal is completed it will drastically reduce outgoings on the upkeep of vacant and derelict properties.
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