East Belfast : Social
Helping Children to be Seen on our Roads The Connswater Specsavers team has donated 120 high visibility vests to help young children in east Belfast be seen better on our roads. The giveaway marked Specsavers’ sponsorship of Road Safety Week and aimed to highlight the importance of being visible to motorists and to keep young people safe. Specsavers store director, Paula Cunningham, said: “To be safe as a road user and as a pedestrian you have to be seen and this applies especially to children as they make their way to and from school. It is particularly important that all pedestrians take precautions and wear high visibility clothing when out and about in the dark. Our optical assistant Stacey Wallace was delighted to visit each of the schools to deliver the vests and we hope they will be used over and over again.”
Greenwood Primary School, Victoria Park Primary School, St Joseph’s Primary School and Orangefield Primary School each received a set of 30 vests for use by their pupils.
a royal award The work of Jennifer Hawthorne, the Housing Executive’s Head of Communities, in assisting to transform communities post conflict across Northern Ireland has been marked by the Queen. Jennifer, from east Belfast, was awarded an OBE at Buckingham Palace in February. Jennifer is pictured with her husband Roy, daughter Charlotte and mum, Greta Wilson, at the event. Jennifer’s outfit for the Investiture ceremony was created by Belfast designer Una Rodden.
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