FOUR schoolchildren are to see their creative efforts become a reality after winning a competition to tackle road safety.

Youngsters Isaac Stack, Lucy Thompson, Manisha Tanda and Clara Archer all designed reflector tags for the Be Bright, Be Seen campaign.

The competition challenged children to design tags that could be attached to bikes, pushchairs, clothes or bags.

The designs, which could be entered by children aged 16 and under, needed to ensure pupils were visible when they were out at night.

The winning designs, chosen by Derby City Council's road safety and travelwise team, have now been manufactured and will be distributed to city schools this week.

Yesterday, the four pupils were among the first to receive the reflectors during a presentation at Chaddesden Park Junior School.

Eleven-year-old Isaac designed a spaceship tag which can be attached to zips.

He said: "My mum is really proud and I'm happy, too, particularly as it was my second go at drawing it.

"I like all the other winning designs as well and I can't wait to wear them."

Mike Grimmett, head teacher at Chaddesden Park, said: "These tags have got to be a good idea if they are helping children to be safer in the darker nights.

"Isaac is our star with his design and I think the tags will be quite popular among the children."

Eight-year-old Manisha, of Becket Primary School, said she was really looking forward to wearing her pink spaceship bag tag.

She said: "It was really fun designing the reflector and I'm really excited that I won."

Lucy, 10, of Cherry Tree Junior School, said she was sure her friends would use her butterfly pushchair tag.

She said: "It was my first attempt and I'm really proud it was chosen.

And 11-year-old Clara, of Wren Park Primary School, who created a bike sticker, said: "I couldn't decide which colour to use so I picked about three and made sure it was bright."

More than 300 pupils from nine different schools took part in the competition, run by Derby City Council.

Pupils at Ash Croft Primary, Boulton Primary, Gayton Junior, Lees Brook Community Sports College, Village Primary, Derwent Community Primary and Brackensdale Junior schools will also receive reflectors.

Craig Trembirth, the council's road safety training co-ordinator, said: "We were surprised at just how high the standard of the entries was.

"It was good to see that the children not only thought about designing good pictures but also about the safety aspect by making them bright.

"The colours really stood out on the winning designs and a lot of children will benefit from their creativity."