Kenilworth primary school backs campaign to make roads around schools safer for children

By James Smith

5th Aug 2021 | Local News

Clinton Primary School in Kenilworth is helping relaunch a campaign to help make roads around schools safer for children.

The 'Cars and Kids Don't Mix campaign' is being run by Warwickshire County Council and Warwickshire Police with the support of local schools.

Cars and Kids Don't Mix encourages parents and other adults to think about how and where they park outside schools and to take responsibility for helping to keep children safe. This campaign aims to help schools reduce inconsiderate, unsafe and illegal parking outside the school, whilst helping to ease congestion.

Clinton school, on Caesar Road, is one of 32 primary schools across Warwickshire to help relaunch the campaign at the start of May. Each of these schools will receive a banner for the schools' railings and digital leaflets offering advice and guidance for parents and carers.

A further 15 Warwickshire primary schools have received a short digital animation focussing on the key message 'please park away from our school'.

Mark Ryder, Warwickshire County Council's strategic director for communities, said: "The Cars and Kids campaign has been available to schools for a number of years and we are very pleased to be relaunching this important scheme to more schools than ever before.

"There are a variety of benefits to keeping cars, wherever possible, well away from our school gates, ranging from increasing opportunities for physical exercise, improving air quality and reducing accidents.

"This council's hope is to see more of our children and young people, and their parents/carers, taking advantage of the nicer weather over the summer months to walk and cycle for shorter journeys wherever possible."

     

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