On April 9th 2025 campaigners of the Forget-me-Not Families Uniting visited 10 Downing Street to deliver a petition for a graduated driver licence scheme to safeguard young and novice drivers. This scheme has widespread support from organisations including the AA, RAC, Roadpeace and Brake – the road safety charity Graduated driving licences save lives According…
There was a lot of support for changes in the law during the debate today (28/01/2025) in Westminster Hall on Young Driver Safety. It demonstrated the need more Road Safety education in schools. Clare Hughes MP spoke powerfully in her support and reminded everyone of the tragic crash which killed Olivia and the film made…
Students at Grŵp Llandrillo Menai’s campuses watched the powerful road safety film ‘Olivia’s Story’. The heart-breaking film recounts the events surrounding the crash, in which Olivia was killed and two of her friends suffered life-changing injuries. Since Olivia’s death, her mum Jo Alkir has been campaigning for a black box to be fitted to every…
Olivia’s family are among many to suffer the loss of a teenager in a car crash caused by a young driver. After the death of her son, Crystal Owen has launched a petition calling on the UK government to introduce a graduated licensing scheme. Olivia’s mother, Jo Alkir, supports the proposed scheme and was interviewed…
Olivia’s mother, Jo Alkir, is campaigning for a black box to be installed in every young driver’s car to track their driving and avert future tragedies. This black box would collect data for insurers to form a telematics insurance policy, affecting the car insurance premium and promoting safer driving. Jo also supports the ‘graduated…
On Tuesday 28 February 2023, the story of Olivia Alkir was shared with members of the Senedd, road safety campaigners, the emergency services, and insurance industry representatives at the Senedd with the aim of making our roads safer for young people in Wales. Olivia’s Story is a film which tells the tragic events surrounding the…
More than 100 people gathered on Saturday 10th September to remember Olivia Alkir. A service of dedication was held at the church of St Michael and All Angels in Efenechtyd for the unveiling of Olivia’s Window. The stained glass window, a memorial to Olivia, replaced one of the existing Victorian, plain glass windows in the…
Jo visited Recclesia today to see the progress on Olivia’s window. The window is based on a piece of abstract artwork by Olivia showing the lane leading to the churchyard where she now rests. The work on the window is painstaking. Colour is gradually laid onto the glass until it’s perfect. Some elements are hand…
Work is underway on Olivia’s window. A few days ago an engineer from Recclesia removed the clear window pane from the church in Efenechtyd in preparation for the new window. The photo here is an impression of how the window will look once installed.
Sally Smith and Rachel Davies, from Ruthin, will aim to walk over 70 miles in just 24 hours from April 30 to May 1. Supported by Rachel’s husband David, they will set off from Aberdaron at 11am on Saturday, April 30. They are doing the challenge in memory of Olivia Alkir and for Wales Air…