Free Cycle Safety Packs And Road Advice From Community Wardens

Published on: 28 Jan, 2015
Updated on: 28 Jan, 2015

People from Stoke and Stoughton who use bicycles can have a free safety pack, containing a lock and useful high visibility reflective items.

Guildford Borough Council community wardens Garry Jones and Andy Coumbe with items in the free cycle safety packs.

But hurry, as there is only a limited supply available from Guildford Borough Council community wardens Garry Jones and Andy Coumbe.

A grant from Surrey County Council’s Travel SMART scheme has funded 400 packs to be distributed in the Stoughton and Stoke areas of Guildford. Over the past year Garry and Andy have been handing them out to people and also to schools, where they have been encouraging pupils to cycle while at the same time giving them good road safety advice.

Andy said: “During National Road Safety Week in November we visited Weyfield Primary School in Bellfields and Northmead Primary School in Stoughton and gave out flashing wrist bands to all the children.

“The road safety advice we give to the children includes how to use a pedestrian crossing correctly – by always looking and listening, and where to cycle and use a scooter.”

Many people have told the two community wardens how useful the packs are, and 40 packs will shortly be given to students at Christ’s College in Larch Avenue.

If you would like more details about receiving a free pack, or if you would like some road safety advice from the wardens, call Andy Coumbe on 07901 513560, or send an email to Andy.Coumbe@guildford.gov.uk

He can deliver the packs to you in the Stoke and Stoughton area.

Responses to Free Cycle Safety Packs And Road Advice From Community Wardens

Jim Allen Reply

January 30, 2015 at 10:25 am

While one must aplaud loudly this support of the cycling public, it is such a shame that Surrey Highways and GBC fail to ensure cycle paths are kept free of obstructions.

Clay Lane has a cycle path but a considerable number of cyclist steadfastly refuse to use it endangering themselves and others.

Perhaps this is because brambles and overgrown hedges are not maintained, while the grass is fastidiously mown to death in our village areas.