Kids donning high vis vests were joined by campus cops and staff from St Mark’s and St John’s primary schools on Wednesday morning to highlight the issue of road safety.

PCs Michael Goldie and Laura Leca arranged the event in conjunction with road safety charity Brake.

The pupils walked from their schools to Main Street, ending in Cowan Park. Along the way, they sang their own road safety song and carried their road safety posters.

Many drivers showed their support by slowing down and beeping their horns.

The event culminated in Cowan Park where the children received inputs from members of the emergency services highlighting how important road safety is.

Laura Leca, a former teacher from St Marks’ school, who sadly lost her brother Neil in a road traffic collision, has been one of the driving forces behind the event and spoke to the children about the role they could play.

She said: “Tell your parents you are going to be a great and safe driver when you’re older and when you drive you will be better than them.” She continued: “We want our children to feel safe, if they want to walk or cycle to school they should be able to do so safely – outside schools can be hazardous and as parents we need to take more responsibility, take more time to get to school, let our children feel empowered to cycle or walk to school if that’s what they want to do – it can also lead to healthier lifestyles. We are all road users, either as drivers, passengers or pedestrians, so let’s make it safer for us all.

“I hope that by raising the awareness of road safety within our local communities the number of road deaths will be reduced and families will not suffer the loss our family has.” St Luke’s based campus officer Michael Goldie said: “The children involved in today’s event have been designing their own road safety posters, they are fully immersed in the issue and will go home today telling their parents all about it – this is about getting the message through to everyone that road safety is important.

“We all lead busy lives and we do not always give our full attention to what we are doing, whether that be driving, or crossing the road. Remember, be vigilant and be aware – distractions can lead to injury or death. Remember being aware saves lives.”