Welsh road safety awards presented in Cardiff

The fifth annual Road Safety Council of Wales Awards were presented at the Village Hotel, Cardiff on Friday 16 January.

The awards are sponsored by Texaco (Pembroke Plant) and highlight achievements in five categories: commercial, school crossing patrol (SCP), school, individual and community. The awards were presented by the Welsh Assembly’s deputy minister for economic development and transport, Dr Brian Gibbons.

The photograph shows Dr Gibbons presenting commercial category winner Exel Logistics with its award.

The winners and runners up were:

Commercial
Overall – Exel Logistics, Chepstow
Runner up – Walking Forward Theatre Co, Cambridge

SCP’s
Overall – Sue Whitelock, Swansea
Runner up – Susan Petts, Blaenau Gwent
Runner up – Pat Williams, Neath

School
Overall - St Mary’s RC School, Newtown, Powys
Runner up – Bishop of Llandaff, Cardiff
Runner up - Ysgol Cynfran, Conwy

Individual
Overall – PC Andy Reed, Dyfed Powys Police
Runner up – David and Chris Davies, Risca, Caerphilly
Runner up – Dr Sarah Horrocks, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Rhyl

Community
Overall – Ystradgynlais Project
Runner up – Community First, Abergavenny
Runner up – Aberfan and Merthyr Vale Youth and Community, Merthyr