In 1949 the children were asked to bring their bicycles, pedal cars and prams so that the police could teach road safety with the aid of their new "talking Belisha beacon".

Ian Smithies in his fine pedal car meets "Bobby Belisha" and P.C. Mollineux

This picture shows Ian Smithies (in the infants) in his fine pedal car and "Bobby Belisha".

This is the head teachers entry in the school logbook:

1949

April 6th "Today Police constable Mollineux demonstrated 'Bobby Belisha', a beacon which can turn its head and 'talk'..."