SPECSAVERS in Chard is helping pupils stay safe at night by donating high visibility vests to local children.
The store will give the vests to every child that comes in to the store from November 17, to promote safety at night during Road Safety Week, an initiative by the charity Brake.
Store director Stephen Watson said "We want to make sure that children are safe and visible at night as winter is fast approaching.
"Since the clocks have changed and nights have got darker, we hope that by providing children with vests will help keep parents’ minds at ease when they’re escorting their children to and from school."
Brake is a national road safety charity which exists to prevent deaths and injuries which happen on roads on a daily basis, through campaigns and other funding.
The charity also promotes safe and sustainable road use and effective road safety policies.
There are a limited number of vests available.
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