Published: Thursday, 8th May, 2008 09:00
Have fun, but play safe
By Rachel Lamb
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SAFE AND SOUND: Youngsters at the Garelochhead camp.
School children have been given lessons on how to stay safe.
Youngsters from schools across Helensburgh and Lomond visited the Greenfields Army Training Camp in Garelochhead for a series of safety workshops organised by the emergency services.
The children were split into groups and moved round a circuit of interactive workshops, spending 15 minutes at each.
There were representatives from Strathclyde Police, the Argyll and Bute Home Safety department, Strathclyde Fire and Rescue, the MOD Police, the Argyll and Bute GRAB Initiative and the British Transport Police.
Michelle Annandale, from Strathclyde Police community safety department, said: “Each group came up with a scenario to help teach the children something about safety.
“These kind of events work really well because there is a lot going on to keep the kids interested.
“They get a chance to become involved and ask questions.
“It’s a good way of getting a lot across to them in a short space of time. They come and have some fun and take away an important message.”
The British Transport Police talked did an exercise teaching children about the dangers of fast moving trains and how to cross railway lines safely.
Argyll and Bute council’s GRAB Trust demonstrated the importance of recycling while the Fire Brigade talked about fire safety.
Strathclyde Police did workshops on internet safety and drug awareness. The children were told what details should never be given out over the internet and got to try on “beer goggles” which simulate the effects of alcohol.
Argyll and Bute Home Safety department created a mock up of a house and talked about a variety of household dangers while the MOD Police demonstrated what to do if you find a flare on the beach.
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