The Conies help keep collisions at bay in support of Child Safety Week

Nationwide efforts to keep children safe from preventable collisions are being supported by Birmingham-based child safety charity The Conies.

The charity has added its support for Child Safety Week (1-7 June) with a simple, printable poster – entitled Stay Safe in the Sunshine – designed for homes, schools and community groups, serving as a timely resource as families face hotter summers and increased outdoor risks.

Child Safety Week, organised by the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT), urges parents, carers and professionals to make simple changes that reduce everyday risks to children.

The Conies’ contribution – coming shortly after the charity was honoured with the King’s Award for Voluntary Service – includes a focus on crossing the road, as well as on other issues impacting young children.

Delivered by the Conies’ engaging cartoon traffic‑cone‑shaped family, the advice is for “Stop, look, listen and think every time you cross”.

The Stay Safe in the Sunshine poster is available via The Conies website and can be printed at home or school and displayed in classrooms, hallways, community centres or on the kitchen wall. 

Fay Goodman, founder and chair of The Conies, said: “Child Safety Week is a vital time for families, and we want to make safety messages as accessible and child‑friendly as possible. Our little Conies help children learn without fear. 

“They are fun, inclusive and easy to relate to. We hope this poster becomes a simple tool that parents and teachers can use to spark conversations about staying safe outdoors.”

Founded in 2014 and registered as a charity in 2019, The Conies encourage schools, parents and children to take part in the exciting adventures of the Conies characters while keeping up with new initiatives on their website and social media.

These initiatives include Conies Safe Explorers, a new free series of workshops funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. The workshops help children aged between four and 11 years develop musical and artistic creativity as part of their safety education, teaching them how to protect themselves around roads.

Since 2017, more than 300,000 children have taken part in The Conies’ Walking to School Safely course, which uses interactive techniques to teach road safety.

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