Tag: 10 & 11 April

Free road safety events held at Cameron Toll Shopping Centre on 10 and 11 April

Local children visiting Cameron Toll Shopping Centre in Edinburgh on 10 and 11 April will be treated to a special storytelling show with the loveable Road Safety Scotland* character Ziggy, to remind them of the importance of staying safe on our roads.

The free event is part of a road safety roadshow taking place during the Easter school holidays, designed to equip young children with the skills, knowledge and attitudes to help keep them safe on our roads, both now and later in life.

Together with Ziggy – an alien visiting Earth to learn about road safety – children will enjoy a fun, interactive storytelling show which brings to life important road safety messages. Exciting giveaways will also be available, including a Ziggy storybook.

The sessions will run six times a day on 10 and 11 April starting at 10.30am and hourly until the last session at 3.30pm. In between shows children can enjoy some colouring in to keep them entertained during the school holidays.

Claire Jefcoate, Centre Manager at Cameron Toll said: “We are delighted to welcome Ziggy to Cameron Toll for these fun and lively school holiday sessions – a great way for children and families to learn about road safety together.

“I’m sure our youngest visitors will love the interactive storytelling show and be excited to meet Ziggy in person!”

Debbie Nicol, Assistant Director, Road Safety Scotland, said: “It is important that children are immersed in positive road safety attitudes from a young age, both in the classroom and at home.

“Ziggy is a fun character with an important role and activities like this will help put invaluable skills into practice and create lasting memories.”

Written by children’s author Lynda Kennedy and illustrated by Lynn Taylor, the Go Safe with Ziggy books are freely available to all Early Learning and Childcare centres and Primary 1 classes in Scotland, and parents and teachers have access to online resources and activity ideas. The Ziggy series is also available in Scots and Gaelic.

Books can be ordered on roadsafety.scot/ziggy-order.

This Easter break, Ziggy will be visiting shopping centres in Kilmarnock, Greenock, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Details are available on Road Safety Scotland’s social media channels: Facebook @roadsafetyscotland and Twitter @RoadSafetyScot.

For more information about Go Safe with Ziggy, visit roadsafety.scot/ziggy-online.