ROAD RACE - UP year, the performances will be shown to to examine what life would be like in the upper year students at primary schools. future unless we adopt the ‘TravelWise’ AND COMING message. And then we ask them to look SPEED COMMITMENT at what measures they can adopt in their The “Make the Commitment” campaign communities by reducing danger The StopWatch Theatre Company own lives to make a difference in is part of a long-term strategy in Sussex and nuisance to other road users reducing the reliance on cars. This work to create a safer environment for road •Make speeding as socially The performance, which combines compliments School Travel Plan users, especially pedestrians and cyclists. unacceptable as drink driving has theatre in education and a drama development, which is now widely being 25 sites have been now been introduced become. • Storrington Primary workshop will run for 2 week (w/b 7 undertaken across West Sussex. across the county and you will probably •Portfield Community Primary October and w/b/21 October). “Road be aware of the ‘Kill Your Speed’ signs. Over the last year, 10 schools have been (Chichester) Race” is part of the County Council’s Changing attitudes of road users is an The main objectives of the campaign involved in the Speed Commitment • Balcombe Primary TravelWise initiative which encourages important part of TravelWise and raising include; Campaign within their local area. School • Handcross Primary & drivers to use their cars more responsi- awareness of children of the alternatives • Encouraging drivers to make a participation has included designing Handcross School bly and encourages the use of the alter- to car travel will help to educate them personal commitment to keep posters and publicity material. Many more schools are planning to be natives such as walking, cycling, public for the future. The TravelWise message within the speed limit • Shelley Primary, involved over the next year. If you would transport and car sharing. is not anti car, but with 50% of all our • Raise awareness of the dangers of Broadbridge Heath like to involve your school and the local Green Time Travel ~ October 2002 will car trips covering a distance of less than Issue 3: Keep updated on all the latest schemes and projects for travelling to school with West Sussex County Council’s newsletter speeding, not only to drivers and • Ifield First & Middle community in this worthwhile campaign, see a new tour of the TravelWise The participants are transported into the 5 miles, promotes the alternatives for teachers and parents, which is packed full of information and advice. their passengers, but to all road & Deerswood (Crawley) sign up now! Theatre in Education performance - future to see a vision of how transport wherever available and appropriate. Road Safety Education, training and publicity, Safer Routes to School and TravelWise® are all included, with a host of handy contact users •Loxwood Primary “Road Race”. may be in the future if the existing details and tips. •Involve the community in speed •West Hoathly Primary For further details on the ‘Make the trends are continued. This high-energy The programme has already been drawn reduction • Ashurst Wood Primary Commitment’ campaign contact “Road Race” was originally aimed at Year play is performed by the Southampton up for this year, but should your school • Improve the environment of local •Steyning Grammar Phil Ramsey, Project Manager. 6 and 7 students, however, the perform- based StopWatch Theatre Company. wish to be included next time around, ances have now been re-worked to suit please contact Ian Patrick for more WALK TO SCHOOL WEEK a younger age group. Therefore, this The aim of the play is to get the pupils information. SUCCESS (20-24 May 2002) THOUSANDS OF At the peak school travel time of is excellent to see so many students in CONTACT DETAILS 8.50am, nearly one in five cars on West Sussex supporting the initiative DRIVER TRAINING LAUNCH To help you in your quest to promote safe and healthy travel to school, contact the following County Council staff who will be delighted to CHILDREN JOIN IN urban roads is taking children to and hopefully they will walk to school help in any way they can: school. on a more regular basis throughout THE DRIVING FORCE OF WEST Driver assessment is about addressing This course is aimed at a few priority WALK TO SCHOOL In traffic jams the air quality can often the year. School Travel Plans and the School Travel Plan Challenge Clare Mulholland 01243 756740 [email protected] SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL casualty reduction, cost saving (such as areas of council staff including high be poorer inside the car than out – Safer Routes to School. Debbie Jones 01243 777516 [email protected] WEEK... insurance), and supporting Travel Plan mileage users; young drivers; and those with car users regularly suffering up to Parents and children who live beyond a (Please note the SRtS Project Manager, Chris Meeus 01243 756740 [email protected] three times as much pollution as reasonable walking distance are Car-using West Sussex County Council development. who may possibly have been in an Debbie Jones is on maternity leave until March 2003. Clare Mulholland 01243 756740 [email protected] pedestrians. encouraged to car-share if their chil- employees are the driving force behind accident. Please contact Matt Dyer on 01243 777516 for engineering measures Amy Carmen 01243 77592 [email protected] dren’s friends live in the same area, or an innovative scheme aimed at making queries until Debbie returns). our roads safer. This is a very positive initiative, which TravelWise Workshops, Resource Pack, The scheme plays a key role in the park a short distance from the school we are anticipating will become Walk to School events and Theatre in Education. Ian Patrick 01243 777161 [email protected] county’s overall TravelWise campaign, gates and walk their children into Offered to all county staff and popular among County Council Walking Bus Honor Byford 01903 839360 [email protected] which promotes the education of school. Road Safety Quiz Brenda Smith 01403 270043 [email protected] More than 30,000 schoolchildren in members, the Driver Assessment departments and one that we will offer young road users and sustainable travel Speed Commitment Phil Ramsay 01903 270025 [email protected] West Sussex walked to school in sup- Course is the first of its kind in the to other businesses across the entire choices.This year the message is being If secondary and primary schools Amy Carmen 01243777592 [email protected] port of this year’s event. The event reinforced to youngsters by school vis- missed the West Sussex event, join in south to be designed as part of a county. ‘Footsteps’ Pedestrian Training Dean Pocock 01243 777098 [email protected] meant that youngsters could show its from the Rainbow Theatre with fellow pupils and staff worldwide Travel Plan. Healthy Schools Programme Maggie South 01903 708601 [email protected] their support for safer roads and a Road Safety Officers Phil Ramsay [email protected] Company. on Wednesday, October 2, 2002, for healthier environment. The course is currently running a The course will endeavour to improve Honor Byford [email protected] the International Walk to School Day. Children aged between 5 and 11 from four-part pilot which covers all aspects driver skills and awareness, as well as Brenda Smith [email protected] A two-week tour to 20 first schools around 120 first and middle schools in of: look at the need to travel. In other Dean Pocock [email protected] with a performance called “Funny Education Transport Ian Gwenlen the county took part in the event.This words, we will continue to look at car Footsteps” developed by West Sussex national initiative, backed by West sharing, walking, cycling or even the County Council is teaching youngsters • Driver awareness. Sussex County Council, aims to need to have a particular meeting – the Do’s and Don’ts of being responsi- encourage young road users to travel • Safer driving. could it be done by telephone or e- ble pedestrians. to school on foot with their parents, mail? SCHOOL TRAVEL PLANS - SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE • Highway code. rather than having a lift in the car. Getting children and their parents out • Practical driving, including: However, we do understand you PROJECT OFFICER - SCHOOL TRAVEL of cars is good for everyone.A morn- As well as cutting down on “school cannot avoid using a car, but there is Sarah Levantis, who previously liased with schools regarding their School Travel Plans has left the team to go travelling overseas. She has been ing walk is excellent for health, eases • Observation. replaced by Clare Mulholland, who will be happy to provide guidance and assistance with Safer Routes to School, School Travel Plans, and the run” congestion the event cuts down always the opportunity of reducing overcrowded roads, and is good for School Travel Plan Challenge. on pollution and improves children’s • Control. mileage.And if that is not possible, we the environment. By cutting down the fitness. Here are some interesting are looking at people becoming safer number of vehicles on the road for • Attitude. SCHOOL TRAVELWISE ADVISOR facts: drivers, not only at work but outside Walk to School Week we can improve To provide additional support,Amy Carman has also joined the team on a part-time basis. Please feel free to contact either Clare or Amy for air quality, particularly near schools. It • Road positioning. hours as well. assistance with travel plan issues or to arrange a visit to your school. For contact details, see above.

Check out the County Council’s website for more information at www.westsussex.gov.uk The fund was available to any organisation (except traffic NEW authorities) including schools who could apply for 50% or more of the SAFER ROUTES TO SCHOOL total costs for the following types of WALKING project: • St Bennetts Road/Comptons Lane - developing one.These will provide an for further information.The poster is now have already produced their School • Major redesign of the layout at Station Provision of connections from New Pedestrian Refuge Island important part of the development of on display at the schools and is also Travel Plans and six schools are in the Parade by Lancing Station, including a BUS roads, cycle tracks and cycleways •New Cycle Track to Access Forest Phase 2 of the Horsham Safer Routes to available to view on the internet by visiting process of developing theirs.These will review of parking restrictions to into a school or college School for Cyclists coming from School scheme. Just as importantly, the www.westsussex.gov.uk/passengertrans- provide important information on the improve safety for pedestrians and northerly direction School Travel Plans will also demonstrate port. Timetables for all of the services priorities of the individual schools cyclists at this busy location Start-up costs for cycle training IFIELD CHILDREN HELP •New Cycle Track to Access Millais how these physical measures will be pro- shown can be found in the Horsham and involved and the specific locations •The introduction of traffic calming TO REDUCE ‘ SCHOOL schemes, or cycle trailer schemes School from Mini Roundabout on St moted internally at the school to encour- Storrington Bus & Coach Times, copies of within Worthing in need of measures, and parking restrictions in RUN’ TRAFFIC within a school travel plan Leonards Road age walking and cycling among pupils. which are available at Horsham Library, improvement. Freshbrook Road to reduce the speed Cycle parking • Harwood Road Roundabout - New off- Council Help Points, local Tourist of vehicles near Thornberry School and A new ‘Walking Bus’ has been set up in All projects should deliver increases road cycle track (shared with Bus Code of Conduct Information Centres or direct from the To find out more about Safer Routes to reduce dangerous on-street parking at Ifield, Crawley to help to ease the con- CYCLING in cycling. pedestrians in places). Up-grading As part of the Safer Routes to School County Council’s Passenger Transport Team School Projects, go to junctions; gestion caused by school run traffic.The The Safer Routes to School Project aims to pedestrian crossing to a Toucan project in Horsham, a Code of Conduct by telephoning 01243 777556. www.westsussex.gov.uk, and click on • Improved footpaths and crossing points bus picks children up at agreed stops PROJECTS FUND The first window opportunity raise awareness of transport issues and the Crossing. for home to school travel has been Roads and Travel, Road Safety Initiatives, for pedestrians in Irene Avenue, on the way to the First and Middle ended on 31st July 2002, but the implications of travel choice on personal established for Millais,Tanbridge House and Worthing and then Safer Routes to School. Crabtree Lane and at various other Schools.The bus is manned by parent health and the environment, and encourage •In addition to this, various parking The Forest School. Research had indicated Preparation is now under way on the brief locations on routes to schools. In a recent government initiative, DTLR will be offering another volunteers on a rota basis and currently more children to consider walking or restrictions are now in place in areas that some were put off using buses as a for Phase 1 of the Worthing Safer Routes opportunity to submit bids early takes 16 children to school on three grants of between £250 and cycling to school.An update of our main where pedestrians wish to cross roads result of poor conduct by some pupils. to School scheme, which will be focussed Ongoing Projects Phase 3 of the project extended two the days a week. £50,000 have been awarded to ten next year. projects is set out below. on their journey to/from school. Students have now been given a leaflet in the east of the town. Due to the large two Sompting feeder schools and has Whilst on the bus the children are projects across the country to setting out the responsibilities of students, number of schools in Worthing the project included, taught important road safety skills, increase cycling under the DTLR’s Horsham St Bennetts Road/Comptons Lane parents and transport providers when is being phased over at least three years, Lancing •a new rear access, which will serve Phase 2 of the Lancing Project has been enjoy regular exercise and reduce new £2m Cycling Projects Fund.The For more Phase 1 Of the Safer Routes to School Highlands Road/Orchard Road travelling by bus, train, foot, cycle or car. with two priority areas identified: both schools, and link to a new secure unnecessary car journeys - making local £2 million fund was launched in Scheme in Horsham has recently been Orchard Road/Depot Road The leaflet includes a slip which students completed.The following measures have cycle parking area; and information, go to been implemented. roads a safer and more pleasant place March. It will provide funding to completed with a number of physical Depot Road/Corunna Drive and parents are asked to sign and return to • Central and East Worthing, including • the introduction of improved pedestri- www.westsussex.gov.uk and improvements, which are listed below. Danehurst Cresent/Depot Road the school to confirm support for the Davison High School for Girls, St • Improvements to footpaths and pedes- an crossing facilities, and restricted on- to be. organisations from the public and click on Roads and Travel, Merryfield Drive code. Andrews High School for Boys and trian crossing facilities in North Lancing street parking at the front access to private sectors, health and Worthing Kia Cars has sponsored the Road Safety Initiatives and •New Pedestrian Traffic Island on St Leonards Road (extension) Worthing High School and feeder resulting in a continuous and high quali- the schools. bus by providing high visibility jackets education sectors and cycling Redkiln Way Depot Road outside School Bus Timetable Information schools. ty pedestrian route along the whole of for the children and parents.The sup- groups to provide related facilities Latest News and • Bollards in Bus Lay-by at Tanbridge Finding out which bus gets you to school •West Worthing and Durrington, includ- Manor Road East Grinstead port is part of their wider ‘Think that will lead to an increase in Opportunities. House School Both Millais and Tanbridge House Schools has been made much easier thanks to a ing Durrington High School and feeder • Redesign of junction of Grinstead Lane Cycle link completed linking Imberhorne Before You Drive’ campaign. cycling. • Relocation of Pedestrian Refuge Island have submitted School Travel Plans and The poster produced to identify services and schools with South Street to improve crossing School to Worth Way (part of the National on Guildford Road Forest School is in the process of their routes together with contact details Four schools in the East Worthing area facilities for pedestrians Cycle Network).

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As of the end of the Summer • St Wlifred’s Primary School, walking/cycling routes to school Midhurst Primary School and The • School Travel Plans. “It was a very well organised event and Information pack contact Clare The Award Ceremony Term 2002, 40 Primary Schools Burgess Hill and encouraging more Gattons Infant School, Burgess Hill, • Safer Routes to Schools. attended by representatives from schools How would Mulholland on 01243 756740 or • Summerlea celebrated winning a total of £5,000 • Road Safety. across West Sussex. email on in West Sussex had either sustainable travel modes. In the in West Sussex County Council’s • TravelWise. [email protected] submitted a School Travel Plan or last edition of the newsletter, we School Travel Plan Challenge. Two • The health advantages of School “Many favourable comments were made you like to The two winners from the STP were in the process of detailed the benefits of a School cheques were presented - £3,000 to Travel Plans. to me afterwards saying how much had Challenge are also involved in a Midhurst and £2,000 to The Gattons - been learnt about School Travel Plans and developing one.The same is true Travel Plan to both schools and win £5000 programme of measures as a at a School Travel Plan Seminar and There was also information on: about the help and advice that was The Winners! for 18 Secondary Schools across its pupils. Award Ceremony at Christ’s Hospital, • How to set up School Travel Plans. available to those setting up plans, not result of their School Travel Plan the county.This is great news! If you would like further Horsham. • Tips and advice on funding just help from County Council staff, but for your success. opportunities. also from other schools that have already Improvement work has started at information, please contact our The County Council launched the • Success stories. set up successful Plans. a number of schools following • The Gattons Infant School, Project Officer on the details Challenge last year to encourage par- • Plus a question and answer “I was delighted to present the cheques school? the identification of problem Burgess Hill below or see ents, pupils and teachers throughout session with panel members to the winners and announce that we West Sussex to adopt Travel Plans to including County Council officers, have agreed to undertake £20,000 worth locations either on the route to • Midhurst Primary School www.westsussex.gov.uk.The reduce the school run, so cutting headteachers and school of highways work associated with the Register now for this year’s School school or at the immediate School Travel Plan Information down on pollution and reducing the governors. Midhurst Primary School Travel Plan. Travel Plan Challenge and your We still want to encourage more vicinity of the school. Pack is now available on the danger from cars parked outside school could also be in with a schools and travelling to and from Lieutenant Colonel Tex Pemberton, Ken Ford, Headteacher of Midhurst participation. School Travel Plans website in addition to lots of chance to win £5,000! Plans need to • Te mplars and Whitestyles, schools. County Council Cabinet Member for Primary, and Parent Teacher are very useful in determining useful information as well as the be received by the start of the New Knighton Berry (The Gattons), Sompting Strategic Environmental Services, who Association representative Charlotte how pupils travel, identifying Year to ensure entry. Charlotte Green and Ken Ford • Lyndfield Primary School latest news and funding The seminar, on Monday, March 25, chaired the seminar and presented Green accepted the cheque, and the included presentations on: the awards, said: second was received by Knighton (Midhurst Primary) with their • Pliastow and Kirdford safety issues on the opportunities. Berry, a Governor at The Gattons. For further details and an entry cheques.