Wednesday 14 Apr 2004
COLCHESTER CHILDREN HIGHLIGHT DANGERS OF THE RAILWAY
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Network Rail has commended the artistic talents of five school children from the Colchester area. Each child had entered a railway safety schools’ competition. The entrants all received safety talks from Colchester United’s Football in the Community scheme and were then asked to design a poster aimed at illustrating the dangers of the railway.
Jon Wiseman, Network Rail Route Director said: “The posters were of a very high standard and it is encouraging to see that children do understand just how dangerous the railways are. School competitions, along with Colchester United’s Football in the Community scheme, help to educate children and that is the key to combating railway crime.”
The winners (listed below) have all received two tickets to see Colchester United play Wrexham at Layer Road on Saturday 17 April.
Slogans on the posters included:
Slogan
Name
School
The train track is not a playground
Stephen Egg
Beckers Green Primary School
This training kills (picture of a train), this training doesn’t (picture of a football pitch)
Alexandra Jeffreys
Highwoods CP School
Stand behind the yellow line
Akera Wakeling
Beckers Green Primary School
Be smart, use your brains, don’t throw sticks and stones at trains
Rhys Baker
Templars Junior School
Stay off the tracks – live your life
Kern Heath
Spring Meadow Primary School
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