Hundreds of Crawley children to learn about safety and life skills

Cllr Geraint Thomas with children from Southgate Primary School.
Crawley Junior Citizen 2018 Crawley Junior Citizen 2018 — Cllr Geraint Thomas with children from Southgate Primary School. Crawley Junior Citizen 2018 Crawley Junior Citizen 2018

Crawley Junior Citizen 2018 will teach children about safety and life skills.

A spokesman said: “The Crawley Borough Council organised event is open to all Year 6 children across the borough’s schools, teaching ten and eleven year olds to identify all kinds of potentially dangerous situations, providing advice on what to do and helping them learn valuable life skills to encourage responsible citizenship.

“The aim is to provide important information in a fun and memorable way and more than 1,200 children will take part.”

The two-week event at The Hawth covers issues such as electrical safety, air quality, consequences of crime, personal safety, fire safety, hoax calls, water safety at the seaside, reducing water use, and waste and the environment.

Councillor Geraint Thomas, Cabinet Member for Environmental Services and Sustainability, said: “Junior Citizen is a fantastic event that has been teaching generations of local children how to be safe and considerate members of the community and I am delighted that it is back again for the 28th year.

“I hope every pupil enjoys themselves while learning valuable life skills.”