Pupils design borough car crime poster
Wednesday 25 March 2009
Two school children have helped design a poster warning drivers about car crime in the borough.
The children took part in a competition of primary school pupils in high motor vehicle crime areas to design a new anti-car crime poster for the borough.
They were promised that if the posters were good enough they would be used for a new campaign about car crime in Haringey. The two winning posters were chosen out of more than 100 entries.
- The 1st prize winner was Martin Ibitola from year 6 at St Ignatious Primary school in Seven Sisters Ward. He won a laptop computer and a digital camera for his school.
- The 2nd prize winner was Stanley Owen from Year 6 at St Aidan's Primary school in Stroud Green Ward who won a digital camera for himself and his school.
The two winning posters have been combined - with the strapline from Stanley's and the graphics from Marin's entry making up the poster to be launched borough wide.
Cllr Nilgun Canver, cabinet member for enforcement and safer communities, said:
"These pupils are very talented and have provided us with a fantastic poster campaign. This just shows what young people can achieve in the fight against crime. Thanks to all the teachers involved who helped with this. We hope residents will take note of the message on the poster - don't leave goods on display in your car or someone might take them off your hands!"
Altogether students in 14 primary schools took part in the competition.
The poster is being used as part of a targeted campaign which will start at the end of April and will be seen at Tottenham Hale, Wood Green and Bruce Grove stations, it will be on four billboards in Tottenham and on the rear of the 149 bus.
- Picture shows from left to right: Police Projects Officer Sean Sweeney, prize-winner Martin Ibitola, Cllr Nilgun Canver and Martin's mum Mrs Ibitola.
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