P7's pit their wits in road safety quiz

Chief Inspector Ian Magee presents the Shield to the winners of the local heat of the Northern Ireland road safety quiz organised by Road Safe N.I., St. Brigid's Primary School, Mayogall, near Magherafelt, at the Lodge Hotel, Coleraine. Included are back row from left Sam Knox, Road Safety Council, Sydney Henry, Roads Policing, Joan Kinnaird, chair N.I. Road Safety council and Peter Melarkey, Road Safety Council.

A team from St. Brigid's Primary School, Mayogall, near Magherafelt, has won the regional heat of the Northern Ireland Primary School Road Safety Quiz held at the Lodge Hotel, Coleraine.

The Primary 7 pupils comprising Ella Shaw, Charlie Curley, Conall McNeill and Michael Scullion faced eight rounds of testing questions incorporating both road safety and general knowledge and emerged triumphant over 14 other schools at a packed Lodge Hotel, Coleraine.

Chief Inspector Ian Magee presented the trophies to the Co. Derry school who will now go on to compete in the finals at the Fire & Rescue Training Centre, Belfast on Monday 20th February along with runners up Roe Valley Integrated Primary School. In total, eleven regional heats have now been held with two teams from each region progressing.