Congratulations to Elaine Stephen, a teacher at Buchanhaven Primary School
in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, who won the female innovator/inventor category and came out on top in the product developer of the year category for her
Walkodile child-safety device.

Elaine was short-listed along with 13
other women in the 9^th annual British Female Inventors &
Innovators Awards for 2007 at the Café Royal in London.She said:

“It’s all
still a blur. I couldn’t believe that I had won, especially as the competition
was so fierce. But this has been the result of five years of hard work in our
efforts to have Walkodile recognised throughout the UK.  As a teacher, child safety is a subject close to my heart
and I wanted to contribute something tangible to ensure children were safe and
secure when out on walks from nursery or primary school.”

You can find out more about the eye-catching
device which links children to a flexible central spine by harness, allowing
them to walk safely together on the website.

Link: www.walkodile.com