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good going Newsletter Issue 14
good going Newsletter Issue 14
Issue 14 January - February 2007
Kingston’s Road Safety and Travel Awareness Secondary School Council
During the Autumn of 2006 the Road Safety and Travel Awareness Unit brought together secondary school students to focus on the issues associated with road safety and travel awareness in Kingston. This group is now called the ‘Road Safety and Travel Awareness Secondary School Council’.
The first task given to the School Council was to design a Christmas card to highlight their good work. Designs came flooding in and the winning illustration drawn by Emma Gittus, 15 years old, a student at Coombe Girls’ School was chosen to front the card.
Future plans for the Secondary School Council are to design a flyer to promote Bikeability Level 3 training to pupils, organise bike maintenance sessions at their respective schools and think of ideas for a Valentine’s day event to promote road safety.
Another task given to the representatives is to rename the School Council as the current name is a little unwieldy. If you can come up with a snappier title for our group (Road Safety and Travel Awareness Secondary School Council) then please send your suggestions to travel.awareness@rbk.kingston.gov.uk
The winning suggestion will win £30 of gift vouchers of their own choice.
Free Bike Maintenance Lessons
If you would like to learn how to carry out basic repairs yourself then why not consider enrolling on one of our FREE Basic Bike Maintenance Lessons. Places are available on:
21 April 2007 & 26 May 2007.
All courses are held at St John’s Hall, Kingston Road, New Malden (opposite Homebase). The course will start at 09:00 and end at 13:00.
Call 020 8547 5865 to enrol or find out more.
Safer Travel at Night
The Greater London Authority has recently launched the Safer Travel at Night initiative to promote use of licensed taxis and night bus services.
There have been significant improvementsto night bus services,
licensingof the private hire trade, increasingthe level of enforcement against taxi touts andcontinuing public awareness to inform people of the dangers of using unlicensed minicabs.
Kingston’s Road Safety and Travel Awareness Unit along with the Kingston Town Centre management team have been promoting Safer Travel at Night to students and staff in the local area.
Text HOME to 60835 to get 1 taxi and 2 local, licensed minicab numbers
Save 60835 as ‘CABWISE’ to your mobile now.
Want to set up a Walking Bus at your school?
Are you a parent of a pupil that attends a Kingston Junior or Primary School? Are you interested in reducing congestion and improving safety outside the school gates?
The Road Safety & Travel Awareness Unit are organising a Walking Bus seminar at Christ Church Hall, New Malden on Thursday 15 March to help those that would like to set up walking buses by providing advice and support.
Contact us on 020 8547 5865 to book a seat.
One to One Cyclist Training
If you don’t feel confident cycling on the road then book in for a one to one cycle training session on 020 8547 5865 or email travel.awareness@rbk.kingston.gov.uk
Cyclist Instructors
Kingston Council is looking for more people to join its pool of supply & temporary Cyclist Instructors for the summer months.
Interested? It is essential that you are able to cycle competently and confidently and have regular experience of a variety of traffic conditions. You should also understand principles of safe cycling and be familiar with current theory of safe cycling and / or express willingness to learn. It’s desirable that you have experience in a teaching, training or instructing role or experience of cyclist training as an assistant or volunteer.
You must also have a love of cycling, a fun and enthusiastic personality and real desire to help adults and children of all ages cycle more!
If selected you will be trained on a 4-day programme that provides a comprehensive grounding in how to run a safe and effective cyclist training course. On completion of this course, you will be accredited to National Standard and able to deliver cyclist training at Levels 1, 2 and 3 as a freelancer or on a permanent basis. Successful applicants are expected to start on 12 March 2007 and work a 30 hr week until the end of August 2007.
If you are interested in any of the work that the Kingston Road Safety and Travel Awareness Team are involved in do not hesitate to contact us on either or 020 8547 5865 travel.awareness@rbk.kingston.gov.uk