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Wednesday 16 Jun 2004

TYLER 4 EVER NATIONAL LAUNCH

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have pleasure in enclosing an invitation to the national launch of ‘TYLER 4 EVER’ a video produced in association with the rail industry in memory of Tyler Deacon. In December 2003 Tyler, an Year 11 student at Soar Valley College in Leicester, was tragically killed on a railway line whilst playing with a group of friends. His mother and his school were determined that something good should come out of this tragedy. As a result they decided to produce something that used Tyler’s story to convey the message to stay away from railway lines in a way that would impact on as wide a range of students as possible. The video, which will be distributed to all secondary schools in Britain, is the result of this work. At the launch there will also be a display of artwork and writing produced by students in memory of Tyler. There will be an opportunity following the viewing of the video for media interviews with rail industry spokespeople and representatives on behalf of the school. The event will begin at 11.20am and should last approximately one hour. Refreshments will be provided. Soar Valley College is located on Gleneagles Avenue 1 km from the junction with the A653 Troon Avenue. Alternatively it is a short taxi ride from Leicester train station. Please note car parking will be arranged on arrival. Please complete the attached reply slip and fax back by Friday 18 June. Tyler Video Launch – 2 Engineering excellence for Britain’s railway Name: …………………………………………….. I shall/shall not* be able to attend the launch of TYLER 4 EVER on Tuesday 22 June. Signed: …………………………………… Date: ………………………………….. *Please delete as required Please fax back to Cara Hastings on 0121 345 4010 or email response to Cara.hastings@networkrail.co.uk