Local company sponsors road safety education

The road safety of pupils at two Leamington schools will be enhanced thanks to the generosity of a local business.

O’Brien’s Contractors Ltd, based in Cubbington, have agreed to sponsor road safety education at Cubbington Primary School and Our Lady and St Teresa’s Primary School for the next year.

From September, the way that road safety in Warwickshire is delivered in primary schools will change. All schools have the opportunity to sign up to the Warwickshire Road Safety Club, but most will need to pay a small charge for the education they receive from it.

Over the past few months Warwickshire County Council’s Road Safety Team has been making contact with local businesses to encourage them to sponsor road safety in their local primary schools.

There are plenty of incentives for businesses to get involved. As well as materially helping to keep children and other vulnerable road users safe, they show a commitment to play an active and supportive role in their local community. 

O'Brien's Contractors have made a donation of £1,600 to offer support which will enable the Cubbington schools to have the complete Warwickshire Road Safety Club package of support.

That package comprises a range of initiatives such as the Junior Road Safety Officer scheme, classroom sessions and assemblies, practical pedestrian training and other initiatives aimed at raising children's road safety awareness and skills. 

The schools will run a series of initiatives throughout the year including the popular Warwick the Bear roadshow for 5-year-olds, Kerb Safe pedestrian training for 6 – 7 year olds and the Junior Road Safety Officer scheme for 10 – 11 year olds. Other activities will include assemblies and classroom sessions from a Road Safety Officer.

Peter O’Brien, managing director of O’Brien Contractors, is proud to be supporting the schools. He said: “Having been educated at Our Lady and St Teresa’s Primary School, along with my two brothers and fellow company directors, Mick and Simon, we welcomed the opportunity to play our part with Warwickshire County Council and the two local schools.

“The O’Brien family has been part of the local community since the 1950s when our father and mother moved from Ireland and made Cubbington their home.  My father formed O’Brien Contractors over 50 years ago and the village has been the location for its headquarters ever since, benefitting from employing many local and highly skilled people.”

“The importance of road safety cannot be stressed enough and as a significant employer in the area, we welcomed the chance to get involved in the road safety scheme, ensuring the welfare of the young people in Cubbington.”

Get involved:

To find out more about becoming a sponsor for road safety education at a Warwickshire School please email roadsafety@warwickshire.gov.uk or call 01926 412404.