Firestyle Magazine: Issue 6 - Winter 2016

Book now
to send your school to Cheshire’s
first and only ‘Safety Central’
Schools can now pre-book visits to Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service’s
‘Safety Central,’ Cheshire’s first and only interactive and life skills
education centre, due to open in September 2017.
FIRE SERVICE RELATED
The Service is building the state-of-theart
facility at the junction of the M6 and
M56 near Lymm. It represents a £4m
investment in keeping the people of
Cheshire, Halton and Warrington safe
from accidents and avoidable harm.
Online booking for Safety Central’s two
schools’ programmes is now open for
the 2017/18 academic year, marking
another major milestone in the centre’s
development.
Safety Central Manager Mark Shone
explained: “We’re really looking forward
to welcoming people of all ages to
a safety centre which has something
for everyone. As an organisation, we
strive to make safety engaging and we
are thrilled that Cheshire Fire Authority
supports this goal. As the authority funds
the running costs of the centre, Cheshire
east, Cheshire west and Cheshire,
Halton and Warrington schools can visit
for free.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for schools
to engage with their children and young
people on topics ranging from fire and
road safety, to drugs and alcohol, cyber
security and gender identity in a way
that is fresh, interactive and is going to
leave a lasting impression.”
If your school would like to visit Safety
Central, all you need to do is arrange
transport to and from the organisation,
which is easily accessible to most of the
county in under an hour.
The centre’s two pioneering
programmes ‘Safety Quest’ and
‘Lessons4Life’ offer essential safety
and life skills lessons for year 5 and
6 pupils at key stage 2 and year 9
pupils at key stage 3, delivered in a
fun and inspiring way. Promoting key
themes of wellbeing, personal safety
and citizenship, the programmes are
available as a half day or full day
experience, with core and optional
activities to suit your school’s specific
needs.
Deputy Chief Fire Officer Mark Cashin
said: “Safety Central’s programmes will
not only be targeted at schools, but
also new parents, older people and
the carers of people who need support
to live. They will cover the hazards that
they are most likely to encounter in and
around their homes and communities
and are devised and written with the
aim of reducing accidental deaths and
injuries from fire, at home, on the road
and in the community.”
Cllr Stef Nelson, deputy chair Cheshire
Fire Authority said: “This is an exciting
development that will benefit this
and future generations as we strive to
achieve our vision of a Cheshire where
there are no deaths, injuries or damage
from fires and other emergencies.
Safety Central, the area’s first purposebuilt
education and life skills facility, will
deliver educational programmes in
an interactive way to ensure visitors to
the centre take away important safety
information.”
Safety Central is currently only able to
accept bookings for our Key Stage 2,
Key Stage 3 and bespoke group visits.
Details of our new parents’ and older
peoples’ sessions will be published in
early 2017.
If you have questions about the
programmes, please don’t hesitate
to call us during office hours on 01606
868700. More information and news
about the centre can be found at
www.safetycentral.org.uk
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