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World day of remembrance for road traffic victims: Norwich Green Councillors to attend Memorial Service at Cathedral [Media release]


Norwich Green Councillors to attend Memorial Service as part of ...WORLD DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR ROAD TRAFFIC VICTIMS

On Sunday 16th November 2008 at 3.30pm, at Norwich Cathedral, there will be an ecumenical memorial service to honour too-many precious, unique, irreplaceable men, women and children killed in road crashes.


World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims creates a link between victims of road crashes around the world, all of whom deserve to be alive today to fulfil their hopes and dreams instead of been killed, prematurely and violently. Norwich Green Party Councillors are proud to be part of this event – Councillors Read (Norwich Green Party Transport Spokesman) and Boswell (Green County Councillor) will be among those attending.

As part of the act of remembrance, there will be a display board for photographs of loved ones who have been killed in road traffic crashes. There will also be an opportunity to write the name/s of those killed in road traffic crashes on an Oak Leaf card, which will be placed at the foot of the Easter Resurrection Candle.

Said Cllr. Read, "I feel passionately about those needlessly and pointlessly killed in the annual car-nage on our roads. Initiatives such as speed-limit-reductions, safety cameras, pedestrian crossings, and better support for public transport are key parts of what will bring down this terrible toll, in years to come."

ENDS

Notes to editors:

"Light of Hope" initiative – A Transfer of the 'Light of Hope' from one continent to the other will take place by Video link. We are asked to have a light burning as a 'Light of Hope', either candle or electric, from 6pm to 8pm on Sunday Nov. 16th to remember road crash victims in the UK and Worldwide.


World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims was initiated by RoadPeace in 1993.

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