Children en route to success in road safety quiz

Local schoolchildren will compete to test their knowledge at the annual Otley road safety quiz on Thursday.

Pupils from the Otley district have been using road safety websites to hone their road safety knowledge online and will be pitting their wits and knowledge against each other at the 11th running of the quiz.

They will be tested on their understanding of road safety issues by question master Dave Robson of Otley Road Safety Committee

The quiz will take place at the Methodist church in Otley on Thursday 14th June 2012 at 6:45pm, with 10 local schools taking part, each fielding teams of five pupils.

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Media are invited to attend the quiz and see the children in action and speak to them about the event. The event will take place on Thursday, 14th June from 6.45pm at Otley Methodist Church, Walkergate, Otley, LS21 1HB..
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All participants receive generous prizes for their efforts donated by the Otley and District Road Safety Committee, local businesses and the Road Safety Promotion Unit.

Spike, the Road Safety Hedgehog, will be on hand to help give out the prizes and mementoes of the evening. An award in memory of the late Audrey Cartwright who was a longstanding member of Otley Road Safety Committee, and a passionate champion of the quiz, will be presented to the highest scoring pupil.

The evening will be enjoyed by Mr Greg Mulholland, MP for Leeds North West and the Mayor of Otley Councilor Mary Vickers together with supporting parents and teachers.

Councillor Richard Lewis, Deputy Leader of Council and Executive Member for Development and Economy said:

“The road safety quiz has become a regular and popular event in local schools in recent years. It is really important that the message about road safety is spread far and wide and this quiz is a really useful and interactive way of doing this among young people in the city.
Although the quiz only involves a few selected pupils from each school, all children from the school will have been involved in preparing for the event and so many will benefit from the experience of getting involved in this key topic.”

Notes to editors:
Participating schools for 2012 include;

Ashfield Primary School, Otley;
Bramhope Primary School;
Hawksworth Primary School,
Otley All Saints Primary School;
Otley ‘The Whartons’ Primary School;
Pool C of E Primary School;
Rawdon Littelmoor Primary School;
St Oswald’s Primary School, Guiseley;
Tranmere Primary School, Guiseley;
SS Peter and Paul Primary School, Yeadon.

For media enquiries, please contact;
Annie Goodyear, Leeds City Council press office (0113) 2243937 Email: annie.goodyear@leeds.gov.uk