The Children’s Safety Carousel is a multi-agency young people’s safety event. This year’s event was held at The Work Place in Newton Aycliffe. The event targets all year 6 primary school children throughout County Durham and Darlington areas and is designed to fit in with the “Every Child Matters” agenda, providing the young people with the necessary life skills to keep themselves and others safe in the future. This year 3400 students will be involved from across 107 schools.
Agencies that were involved at this year’s event were:
Fire and Rescue Service – Fire Safety
Northern Power Grid – Electricity Safety
Durham County Council – Road Safety
Durham Constabulary – Cyber Bullying
NHS – Unintentional injuries in the home
RNLI – Water Safety
David Cuthbertson, Community Safety Supervisor told Newton News: “This event has gone from strength to strength. We now educate over 7000 young students, during the school year, from across County Durham and Darlington schools on 6 different areas of safety designed to keep the students safe.
“We achieve this by working with our partners which highlights the importance of working together to create a safer environment for the students”
The Work Place on the Business Park offers:
Purpose built Conference Centre for a variety of clients
Flexible meeting rooms
Registered with awarding bodies to deliver First Aid & Health and Safety Training
Office accommodation available to rent.
