Safer routes to school: Highley Primary School
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Official opening
Spike the hedgehog, the Department for Transport’s road safety mascot visited Shropshire to help to open the new refuge and school warning system on Bridgnorth Road in Highley in February 2008.
This Safer Routes to School scheme was officially opened by Councillor John Everall, Shropshire County Council's Cabinet member for environment and sustainability, with help from Spike and some pupils from Highley Primary School.
The council funded the construction of the refuge, the flashing warning lights and dropped kerbs on Willow Drive as part of its work with Highley Primary School on creating a safer route to the school.
School travel plan
Parents, pupils and staff at Highley Primary School have been involved in identifying ways to encourage more walking and cycling to school and adopted a School Travel Plan in 2004. One of the issues that came out of this travel plan process was pedestrian safety when crossing Bridgnorth Road near the school.