Scooters get own parking pod at school
CHILDREN at a city primary school received a special visit from a local football legend at the opening of their new scooter parking pods.
Plymouth Argyle player Paul Wotton greeted excited pupils and staff at Goosewell Primary School to officially open its new facility.
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Plymouth Argyle player Paul Wotton opens the new scooter parking pod at Goosewell Primary School with Jack Rutherford who designed the Jubilee-themed display at the facility
The school has been working closely with local PCSO's, Plymouth City Council, its partner secondary Plymstock School, and the local community to promote healthy living and eating, including healthy ways of travelling to school.
With one of the biggest walking buses in the city, the school has also seen an increase in the number of students scooting to school.
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The school recently managed to secure two jubilee inspired mini moto scooters, as a result of all its hard work, and has since based a new scooter park around them.
With help from the local authority, in the way of a £4,000 grant towards its 'travel plan', the school has been financially enabled to buy six scooter pods, which can secure around eight scooters each, for the children to use.
Children were invited to enter a competition at school to design a picture to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the arrival of the new scooter pods.
The winning designs were created by seven-year-old Jack Rutherford and Barnaby Hosking, aged 11, and were then recreated onto large display boards by students at Plymstock School. They now form the backdrop to the new scooter park.
John Stephens, headteacher at Goosewell, said: "The children feel the Queen would approve of their designs and say she would be welcome to pop in to have a look anytime."
Comments
by niugnepyzarc
Wednesday, July 04 2012, 6:51PM
“evs you tried to tell me if i let my kid ride there scooter on a school path the next step is my children running feral.......and then you expect me to respect you? sorry but when I read your posts all I can think of is this clip.......http://tinyurl.com/6gsn4u”
by evs72
Wednesday, July 04 2012, 6:43PM
“you really dont read and take in the comments do you...plus after checking you like to be like this with most people who comment on here dont you.lol”
by niugnepyzarc
Wednesday, July 04 2012, 6:35PM
“Saw a child riding a bike on a path earlier, was tempted to call the police because that means there parents obviously dont care and they need to be stopped before such behavior leads to violent rioting in the streets at night...........then I relised I wasnt evs72 so I let it go :P
Sorry but you ask for it mate you really do, I mean theres caring about your kids and theres simple cotton wool parenting, the latter can be as harmful to children as any neglect. Let your kids be kids and stop worrying about little things like on path/off path scootering lol”
by niugnepyzarc
Wednesday, July 04 2012, 6:32PM
“so now your comparing riding a scooter to letting your kids run feral out at night? jesus christ if you were any more over dramatic mate youd be Shakespeare? Yes the school has a duty of care to the kids and if they see any kids riding in a dangerous way trying to run into people etc then they more then likly would be stopped, however accidents happen, Theres more chance of an accident out of school because theres a lot more things to worry about, traffic etc. I certainly would not mind my child riding her scooter in school.”
by evs72
Wednesday, July 04 2012, 6:26PM
“well if it was your child i bet your attitude would be different unless you dont really care what happens.and plus i have commented on kids riding their scooters in the school and on the paths not about saying kids shouldnt ride etc so maybe you should read the comments properly before answering back next time.yes kids will be kids but when it comes to riding scooters on school property the school has a duty of care to those children.all you are saying is that i am wrong and kids will be kids...great attitude that is.same sort of attitude that lets kids run the streets until all hours not bothering to make sure they are safe.”
by niugnepyzarc
Wednesday, July 04 2012, 6:16PM
“`.well you 2 idiots`
`you patronising prat.`
`josdave what a stupid comment`
yes your a great one for respecting other peoples views yourself mate arent you? if you come on here and rant and insult people dont expect them to listen to you simple as.
as for you being worried about your kid being hurt on a scooter? yes its bound to happen, as its bound to happen, with a bike, a go kart, anything you let them use to have fun....because there children! your telling me you never fell off your bike as a child? and yet somehow i doubt your parents didnt start ranting about kids being able to ride bikes now did they?”
by realism1983
Wednesday, July 04 2012, 6:01PM
“Be careful on that scooter evs watch out for those drain covers!”
by evs72
Wednesday, July 04 2012, 5:23PM
“so i am foaming at the mouth and ranting at you a i ??? god how pathetic.sorry for having a different opinion to you,one where i dont want to see my son or other kids hurt due to riding a scooter around school.end of as im going for a ride as the suns out.”
by niugnepyzarc
Wednesday, July 04 2012, 4:58PM
“Im a father myself and would have no problems with my child riding there scooter around at school I really dont see what the need to make such a fuss over it is.”
by niugnepyzarc
Wednesday, July 04 2012, 4:57PM
“evs72 you could be hit anywhere they were riding them, i fail to see the big deal why school or no school makes such a difference?, and yes im usually patronizing to people foaming at the mouth ranting at me over the internet. All im saying is kids are kids accidents happen and I see nothing wrong with the children enjoying there scooters same as bikes same as anything.”