JULY 2011 - Stoke-on-Trent City Council

22 Our City <strong>JULY</strong> <strong>2011</strong>Summer breakwarning issuedover grass firesChiefInspectorJeff Moore takespart in an afterschoolsports trainingsession with13-year-old LaurenAusterberry.YOUNG people are beingwarned ahead of the schoolsummer holidays about thedevastating and expensiveconsequences of deliberatelystarting grass fires.Staffordshire Fire andRescue Service want to cutdown on the dozens of firesthat are started during thesummer break – often byteenage boys.Not only do they endangerlives but put an unnecessarystrain on the services’emergency resources.Grass fire hot spots in<strong>Stoke</strong>-on-Trent includeBerryhill Fields and ParkhallCountry Park.Posters warning about thedangers of setting fires havebeen distributed to schoolsto spread the safetymessage.Staffordshire Fire andRescue Service’s PreventionManager Mick Daniel said:“Young people who startgrass fires seem oblivious tothe fact that they areendangering their own livesas well as firefighters.“A grass fire can quicklyspread and it does not takemuch for clothing to set onfire and before you know it,you have horrific burnswhich could claim your life.”He added:“For every callwe receive about a grass firethere could be a persondesperately trying to get outof a burning building ortrapped in a car crash inurgent need of ourassistance.”● For more details log ontostaffordshirefire.gov.ukFor all city council servicescontact 234234YOUR HEALTH CENTRESABBEY HULTON (Main) 0300 123 0976Children and Adolescents 0300 123 0987Mental Health ServiceBENTILEE 01782 425900BLURTON (Main) 0300 123 0971Children and Adolescents 0300 123 0977Mental Health ServiceBURSLEM 0300 123 0979WHITFIELD VALLEY 01782 425720FENTON 01782 743100HANFORD (Main) 0300 123 0974Children's Airway 0300 123 0977Support TeamHANLEY 0300 123 0980LONGTON 0300 123 0993LONGTON COTTAGE 0300 123 0993HOSPITALMEIR 01782 425676£10,000 funding pots given tostudent innovatorsSCHOOLS havebenefited to the tuneof thousands ofpounds through a schemeto reward innovativesporting, social and healthprojects chosen anddevised by pupils.● Sandon Business andDuring a year-long initiative,Enterprise College – productionstudents at three schools –of a DVD to explore the mythsSt. Thomas More in Longton,surrounding antisocial behaviourSandon Business and Enterprise● Edensor Technology College –College, Meir, and Edensorimprovements to multi-accessTechnology College, Longton –centres (MACs) and thewere invited to develop ideas andproduction of an explanatoryput in bids.booklet.The top two ideas from eachTapping potentialNORTON 01782 534599PACKMOOR 01782 794600PICCADILLY CENTRE (Main) 0300 123 0985Sexual health helpline 0300 123 0970SMALLTHORNE 0300 123 0982STOKE 0300 123 0986Out of Hours District 0300 123 0989Nursing ServiceTRENT VALE 01782 425260TUNSTALL (Main) 0300 123 0972Dental Advice Line 0300 123 0981For more information andadvice on health issues pleasecall NHS Direct – 24 hrs a day0845 46 47or visit www.nhsdirect.nhs.ukor www.nhs.ukschool went forward to apresentation at the King’s Halllast May. Pupils were then given15 minutes to make their pitch toan audience of professionals frompartner organisations and schoolcouncil representatives.The best three projects wereawarded £10,000 each and therunner up £4,000. The projectwas co-ordinated by StaffordshirePolice and the council andfunding came from the twoorganisations along with the TakePart initiative.The winning projects, eachreceiving £10,000, were:● St Thomas More – assessmentof activities to create an afterschool sports programme.Chief Inspector Jeff Moore,Commander of the Central LocalPolicing Team in <strong>Stoke</strong>-on-Trent,said he was delighted by theenthusiasm and response to theproject. He said: “This is theculmination of 12 months workwhere we have liaised closely withthe schools and pupils and gotFire & Rescue contact numbersEMERGENCY RESPONSE MANAGERWayne Bowcock01785 898894PREVENTION AND PROTECTIONMANAGERRebecca Bryant01785 898542RISK REDUCTION MANAGERMick Daniels01785 898927HANLEY & BURSLEM STATIONMANAGERIan Read01785 898591LONGTON STATION MANAGERRich Williams01785 898594SANDYFORD STATION MANAGERGlynn Luznyj01785 898693HANLEY NEIGHBOURHOODCO-ORDINATORMick Warrilow01785 898902LONGTON NEIGHBOURHOODCO-ORDINATORTracey Cresswell01785 898951some fantastic results. The projectis about tapping into the potentialof young people – encouragingthem to come up with ideas andsolutions to tackle the things thatare important to them.“They have put a great deal ofeffort in over the last 12 monthsand it was inspiring to see 12 to16-year-olds stand up in front ofa room of more than 100 peersand adults and speak so well andpassionately.”Lisa Whitemore, Head of PE atSt Thomas More, also praised thesuccess of the scheme. She said:“The money has been used toexplore the popularity of all kindsof sporting activities and then laythese on in an after-school sportsprogramme.“It means we can offereverything from kick boxing tojuggling and give the pupils achance to take part in more nichesporting activities. It has been agreat success and the hard workof the pupils has really paid off.”SANDYFORD NEIGHBOURHOODCO-ORDINATORPete Hall01785 898886RISK REDUCTION CO-ORDINATORRehana Iqbal01785 898891SAFER CITY PARTNERSHIPOFFICERDonna Broadhead01785 898904To book your home fire risk check ring: 0800 0241 999IN AN EMERGENCY CALL 999 ANDASK FOR THE FIRE SERVICE