A nationwide homebuilder agency helps youngsters in South Lanarkshire journey to and from college safely by donating high-vis vests to youngsters dwelling inside and near their developments.
To spotlight Stroll to College month, main homebuilder Miller Houses is handing out the vests to kids in Hamilton's Highstonehall and Highstonehall Park, Newton Fields in Cambuslang and Jackton Gardens in East Kilbride, as a part of its Dwelling Secure initiative.
After a profitable two years in Scotland, Miller Houses has expanded its ‘house secure’ marketing campaign throughout the UK for its third yr which means youngsters’s high-vis vests might be accessible to gather from the gross sales centre at Miller Houses’ three South Lanarkshire developments.
Because the morning and afternoon walks to and from college get slightly darker, it’s hoped the intense yellow vests will guarantee native youngsters are seen to drivers whether or not they're strolling, biking or scooting to highschool.
Councillor Robert Brown, chairman of the council’s neighborhood and enterprise assets committee, mentioned: “The security of our kids is paramount, so we've put in place a variety of companies and initiatives to handle street security.
“I'm due to this fact very happy that Miller Houses Scotland’s ongoing ‘house secure’ marketing campaign is again once more this yr, not solely donating excessive vis vests however encouraging youngsters and their households to be secure because the nights begin to get darker.”
Louise Caldwell from Miller Houses West informed Lanarkshire Reside : “Attending to and from college is such an vital half of a kid’s each day routine and being lively whereas doing it's nice for his or her psychological and bodily wellbeing.
"Our ‘house secure’ initiative is designed to assist youngsters to be as secure as attainable on these journeys, educating them on the significance of being seen to different street customers, which can instil good security habits for years to return.”
Appropriate for all main college youngsters, the high-vis vests might be accessible on a first-come, first-served foundation and will be collected from the gross sales centre from Thursday to Monday 10.30am to five.30pm.
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