Keeping Scouts visible when they’re out and about

Plymouth children are keen to be seen after receiving high-vis safety vests from community-conscious opticians.

The 35th Plymouth Scouts Group approached the Specsavers Plymouth and Plymstock stores for the vests as part of the company’s support of general road safety.

Both stores were glad to help and have donated enough vests for Scouts across the Plymouth district.

Tammie Loughlin, who is the local Group Scout Leader as well as a Senior Clinical Technician at Specsavers' Armada Way and Plymstock store, says: ‘On behalf of all Plymouth Scouts, I’d like to say how grateful we are for this donation.

‘From a safety perspective the vests are essential. They mean we can all now go on day trips, walks and hikes.

‘Specsavers has given away more than one million the high-vis vests to children’s groups in the past decade. The vests not only help to keep young people safe, but also emphasise to young people the importance of being seen when they go out.’

Specsavers is a co-sponsor of Road Safety Week, an annual event aimed at raising awareness of road safety messages.

Nathan Burn, store director at Specsavers Plymouth, says: ‘We are always proud to support the communities in and around Plymouth and Plymstock, and what better way to highlight general outdoor safety than by ensuring that local children are safe when they’re out.

‘Evenings are now getting lighter, but we want to ensure that children feel they are visible throughout the year.

‘Providing children with high-visibility vests is a simple but effective way of doing this, and we’re pleased to have been able to donate the vests to Plymouth’s Scouts.’