Introducing the New Members of the N332 Team! 

If you have attended one of our talks during the spring, you may have already had an introduction to the latest little member of the N332 team, but we thought we would show him and his friends off to everyone now, before they too go on tour in September. 

Introducing Trafford and Friends

Allow us to formally introduce you to, Trafford and Friends!  

Trafford is the N332 Road Safety Raccoon, and with his big brother Trent, and sister Tammy, they will introduce road safety to the littlest members of the family, sowing the seeds for the future. 

As well as his family, Trafford does also have friends, like Francisco, the friendly traffic police officer, and Mark, their guide, and more friends waiting in the background. There is also Riley, a teen with attitude, who will become the bridge into a different world of road safety as the children get older.

What is Trafford and Friends About?

Now, as a famous TV commercial once said, “the science bit”! The idea of Trafford and Friends is to present road safety in a manner that children can easily associate with, through colourful, 3D animation style pictures, short texts, and interactive elements such as colouring in pages and short games. Plus, they have an already growing catalogue of sing-along songs, to help reenforce the message, all of which, and this is the really important part, is designed to be enjoyed by the child in the company of a grownup.  

So, a book at bedtime, a singing session, colouring in, all a lot of fun with child and grownup, reenforcing that message through mutual trust, play, and positive association and tactile learning. 

Trafford also has his own show on N332 Radio, every weekday evening, playing fun songs for children to sing and dance to, including his own, before settling down to bed. Collectively offering a complete auditory and visual learning programme. 

Now the science is over, let’s get back to what Trafford is up to. 

Launching in September

In September, Trafford’s human companions from N332 will be visiting schools offering the road safety presentations to the youngest children, introducing Trafford and Friends in the visual elements, and teaching the children the safety songs. Incidentally, if you are a representative of a school and would like to discuss us visiting, get in touch. 

The full launch of Trafford and Friends is set for September therefore, but as an introduction, Trafford is currently on a well-earned holiday, and has decided to offer his helpful safety advice to his little friends for when they are at the beach this summer. 

Although the primary focus is road safety, Trafford and Friends will also touch on other issues aimed at offering safety advice to children through their grownup mentors.  

There is a lot more being prepared before the launch, including his website, traffordandfriends.com, but if you would like a preview now, you can head over to his site and look at two of his adventures, Safe on the School Bus, and Beach Safe with Trafford.  

Summer Preview

As it is summer, and it is the latter we are offering for safer summer playtime, we have compiled a list below which will take you directly to some of the different elements of this campaign, including the book you can read or download for free, also available on Kindle (and apps), although you may have to pay there, depending on your account type. 

You can also listen to the songs which accompany the book, also available on all major platforms, such as Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, iTunes, etc, just search for Trafford and Friends. The songs are also available on social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, so you can add them to your stories or posts. 

Beta Testing

Please remember though, this is an early release preview before Trafford returns from his holidays for the September launch, and so it is not completely finished, but we would love you to take a poke around, download and play, and enjoy this introduction, with your little ones, to the world of Trafford and Friends.  

Material and Downloads

• Click this line to go to trafforeandfriends.com
• This link takes you to Beach Safe with Trafford
• RIGHT click here to save the PDF book to your computer
• RIGHT click here to download the Safe by the Sea song (player below)
• Squeeze a Little – Rub it In – RIGHT click to download the song
• Trafford and Friends on Spotify

Song Player

You Can Support Trafford and Friends

If you like the idea of Trafford and Friends, you can help by starting to share his campaigns with anyone you think might find it useful or helpful, and we also welcome input and suggestions of what you would like Trafford and Friends to be involved in. Please feel free to get in touch.

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