It's Jungle Out There - Zak the Zebra Takes Road Safety Assembly

It’s not every day a zebra takes school assembly. But that’s what happened at Robert Le Kyng Primary School in Swindon on Thursday afternoon as motor dealer Pebley Beach played a big part in keeping 420 children safer on the town’s roads.

The Bridgemead-based Suzuki and Hyundai dealership has donated high-visibility jackets to each of the children at the school, helping them to stay safe and be seen on dark winter days. 

And Zac the Zebra – the mascot of national road safety charity Brake – was on hand to help Pebley Beach deliver some important road safety advice to the children. 

There was also advice for parents from Pebley Beach on keeping their cars in tip-top condition to help them cope with dangerous winter driving conditions. 

On February 14th the children will be wearing bright clothes to school during a sponsored non-uniform day. Proceeds from the day will help Brake deliver its road safety message to other school children.

“Suzuki’s national campaign in which Pebley took part, donated £5 to Brake for every winter car check,” said Pebley owner, Dominic Threlfall. 

“We wanted to go further to show our commitment to road safety and work with our nearest local school, which is why we’ve also given every child a visi vest and invited Zak to visit.”

Rich Andrew, spokesperson at Brake, said: "The money donated by Robert Le Kyng Primary School and Pebley Beach will be crucial in funding our work supporting people bereaved or injured by road crashes, and campaigning for safer roads in communities across the UK".

Dave Barnett, assistant head teacher at Robert Le Kyng Primary School, said: "We were delighted to run a Bright Day for Brake to support a worthwhile charity. We also saw it as a great opportunity to tell our children about our school’s particular issues - the importance of using the lollypop man, being careful when using mobile phones on the road, and not walking through the school car park! 

“We’d like to thank Pebley Beach for the visi vests which will be invaluable in helping our pupils be seen on the roads.”

To find out more about Brake visit www.brake.org.uk. Pebley Beach, who also service and maintain thousands of vehicles in the Swindon area, can be found at www.pebley.co.uk