School Sign Competition for 20mph

In September 2023 the speed limit on roads where people live, or regularly walk and cycle in Wales will change. A new default speed limit of 20mph (instead of 30mph now) will come in. The new speed limit will help reduce collisions on our roads, make our streets nicer places to be and encourage more people to walk and cycle.

We are asking you to use your artistic skills to design a sign which could be seen all across Wales! This sign, to be used outside schools, needs to remind drivers of the importance of driving within the 20mph speed limit, helping reduce the danger to children and families using the road.

Two winning entries from Swansea schools, one from Year 5 to 6, will each win a new bike up to the value of £250 from Halfords.  These entries will then represent Swansea council, during the final all Wales judging stages of the competition in January 2023.

One overall winner will receive a prize of £250 from Road Safety Wales,

during a special visit to the Senedd, in Cardiff Bay.

There will also be prizes for 4 runners up; 2 prizes of £100 for primary school pupils

from Road Safety Wales.

The Rules

• To make your design stand out, please use bright and contrasting colours. Artwork must be A4 in size and of landscape orientation. 
• Don’t base your artwork on the existing red and white 20mph sign - but you are welcome to include the number ‘20’.
• Your design can be created using digital formats but please don’t use any stock images or files downloaded from the internet.
• Let your imagination run wild and make sure your design is completely original (so that it is not subject to copyright laws!)
• Just remember that road signs are designed to be read by a driver in a moving vehicle, so the judges will be looking for the clearest, most creative design that drivers will be able to see and understand without being distracted from the road ahead.
• Pupils in Swansea and across Wales from Year 5 to 6 can enter the competition but only one entry per pupil can be accepted. 

Please give all entries to Miss Evans by lunchtime on Wednesday 30th November!

Good luck!