A GRIEVING Radcliffe couple who are campaigning for speed cameras to be mounted on a road where their daughter was killed have won the backing of publicans.

A dozen pubs in the town are to become members of the charity RoadPeace which supports bereaved friends and family and injured road crash victims.

The licensed establishments will now be involved in regular fundraising for RoadPeace, as well as displaying their literature highlighting casualty figures.

The support of the pubs has been welcomed by David Jones and Elaine Pickwick, of Olsberg Close, whose daughter Natalie (15) died following a collision with a car in Bolton Road in February last year. The couple, who have been helped by RoadPeace, have stressed how they do not want other parents to experience the trauma they suffered.

They also want to raise awareness of speeding in Bolton Road, which has a 30mph limit, and have called for speed cameras to be installed on the major route, linking Radcliffe to Bolton.

Mr Jones said: "After Natalie's death, we had a lot of support from members of RoadPeace, so much so that we thought it a good idea to get local pubs involved. Now, 12 of them want to be members of RoadPeace and they are also supporting our campaign for speed cameras for Bolton Road.

"The pubs will hold charity evenings throughout the year to raise money for RoadPeace. Initially, we started with one or two pubs. But the word got around and now we have a dozen involved.

"They can help in our campaign and hopefully the town can come together through these pubs to try to make our roads safer and people more aware of the dangers."

RoadPeace member Allan Ramsay, of Ashcombe Drive, Radcliffe, said: "Just as people in a crowded pub have to be tolerant and respect each other, so too have people on crowded roads. People who drink too much can become intimidating and violent, leading to injury and even death. Similarly, people who drive too fast intimidate and upset other road users and all too often cause injury and death."

Mr Ramsay added: " We have zero tolerance for drugs in public houses, so why not zero tolerance for speed on public roads?"