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Roadwise Rangers
Roadwise Rangers is an innovative road safety project which targets young people living in and around White City estate.
This project is part of a pan-London initiative which aims to decrease the injury inequality rates which are evident in communities living in areas of deprivation, and amongst people of African and African-Caribbean descent.
The Transport for London Injury Inequality Reduction Scheme funded seven local authority road safety units to develop community based projects last year.
The Hammersmith & Fulham Roadwise Rangers Project was successful in gaining further funding over a three year period to develop this exciting initiative in conjunction with their partners, Queens Park Rangers.
The project aims to raise awareness amongst young people between the ages of 10 and 12 through providing day-long sessions held during half-terms and holidays.
The participants receive quality coaching over a range of sports, which has included cricket, athletics, tag-rugby and, of course, football!
In the process the children learn that the skills essential in sports are also essential in road safety. Activities have included showing the importance of looking and listening in sport and in road safety.
A workbook has been developed to support this programme and its main character Kam - a sports crazy girl - shows in cartoon format how many skills can be applied to sports and road safety.
Young people have been actively involved in the development of this programme by providing invaluable feedback and by fully endorsing what has been created so far.
QPR’s Community Manager, Andy Evans, told Hoops:
