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03/09/2026

Arun and Chichester ‘Junior Citizen Picture Competition Prize Winner April 2026

The first Arun & Chichester Junior Citizen event took place last April, welcoming 821 Year 6 pupils over eight days. Through interactive scenarios delivered by partner agencies, pupils learned essential life skills covering personal safety, decision-making and community awareness, helping them prepare for real-life situations in a fun and memorable way.

Schools that attend our events can enter the Picture Competition for the chance to win a £50 gift voucher. This year’s winner was Axel from Jessie Young Husband School.

Well done Axel, we hope you enjoy your prize

26/08/2026

🔪 **Knife Crime: Helping Young People Speak Up**

A new national campaign from Fearless is encouraging young people to speak up about knife crime — without putting themselves at risk.

Research suggests that many young people may be reluctant to report concerns because they are worried about being identified or getting into trouble.

Fearless provides a way for young people aged 11–25 to share information about crime anonymously.

For parents, one of the most important messages is simple: **children should never confront someone they believe is carrying a knife. Their safety comes first.**

We've taken a closer look at the campaign, Charlie's story and what parents can do to help young people stay safe.

👉 Charlie’s Story – Fearless launches national knife crime campaign : [https://crimestoppers-uk.org/fearless/news/2026/charlie%E2%80%99s-story-fearless-launches-national-knife-crime-campaign?utm_source=chatgpt.com]

28/07/2026

2025 Stevenage Crucial Crew Picture Competition

The winner of the 2025 Stevenage Crucial Crew Picture Competition was Tommy, formerly of Moss Bury Primary School and now a student at The Thomas Alleyne Academy.

Tommy chose an Amazon voucher as his prize, kindly donated by Child Safety Media. He was presented with his prize by the Neighbourhood Inspector for Hertfordshire Constabulary, Inspector Will Rogers-Overy, along with laminated copies of his winning artwork and a Crucial Crew Certificate.

Congratulations, Tommy – we hope you enjoy your well-deserved prize!

10/07/2026

Oldham ‘Crucial Crew’ 2026

June 2026 saw yet another Oldham ‘Crucial Crew’ event being completed.

The event, which ran from Monday, 8th June to Wednesday, 24th June 2026 (13 days) at the Mahdlo Youth Zone, saw approximately 1,500 Year 6 children, from 35 local primary schools across the borough, taking part in a series of interactive safety education and wellbeing workshops.

These pupils participated in a variety of activities presented by Greater Manchester Police, British Transport Police, TravelSafe Partnership, Positive Steps, Mahdlo and School Nurses.

We would like to say a big ‘thank you!’ to Jigsaw Homes who made a generous donation to this year’s event.

Mahdlo, the venue for this year’s event, was provided again courtesy of Chief Executive, Lucy Lees, and Facilities and Health & Safety Manager, Steve Aspinall – Thank you!

09/07/2026

Stevenage Crucial Crew Event 2026

Here are some pictures from our recent Stevenage Crucial Crew event that ran from Monday, 8th June to Friday, 19th July 2026 (10 weekdays) at Hertfordshire Fire & Rescue Service, Longfield Training Centre, Longfield, Hitchin Road, Stevenage SG1 4AE

The ‘Crucial Crew’ scheme, aims to teach children about important issues that are often overlooked by the curriculum, such as personal safety, staying safe online, knife crime, fire safety, home safety, safeguarding, health & wellbeing, the pros and cons of gaming, and first aid (learning how to save a life; DRABC; basic life support – CPR; recovery position). making healthy choices, avoiding peer pressure and how to understand emotions and have strategy’s to keep calm and avoid conflicts.

Over 800 Year 6 children (10-11 Year Olds) from 20 local primary schools across the boroughs took part in a series of interactive safety workshops with agencies including; Stevenage Borough Council, Domestic Abuse Team, promoting Healthy relationships, Hertfordshire Constabulary (Local Safer Neighbourhood Team), Hertfordshire Fire & Rescue Service, East of England Ambulance Service, how to save a life, British Transport Police, traveling safely and avoiding dangers in and around the railway networks, and Stevenage FC, the importance of exercise and a healthy diet.

The event would not have happened without key sponsor, Stevenage Borough Council, Stevenage Community Trust and the very kind support of Hertfordshire Fire & Rescue, who provided the venue for free and whose staff made us all really welcome and went out of their way to ensure that the event ran smoothly – thank you!

09/07/2026

Watford & Three Rivers Crucial Crew Event 2026

Here are some pictures from our recent Watford & Three Rivers Crucial Crew event that ran from Monday, 29th June to Tuesday, 7th July 2026 (7 weekdays) at Watford Football Club’s Vicarage Road Stadium.

The ‘Crucial Crew’ scheme, aims to teach children about important issues that are often overlooked by the curriculum, such as personal safety, staying safe online, knife crime, fire safety, home safety, safeguarding, health & wellbeing, first aid (learning how to save a life; DRABC; basic life support – CPR; recovery position). making healthy choices, avoiding peer pressure and how to understand emotions and have strategy’s in place to keep calm.

Over 700 Year 6 children (10-11 Year Olds) from 21 local primary schools across the boroughs took part in a series of interactive safety workshops with agencies including Hertfordshire Constabulary (local Safer Neighbourhood Team Team), Hertfordshire Fire & Rescue Service, East of England Ambulance Service, Network Rail, Spectrum Families and Young Peoples Services (CGL) and Herts Young Homeless who made the children aware of their trigger points and how to take evasive measures to ensure happier engagements with friends family and the community around them. The workshops give pupils the unique opportunity to learn valuable skills from the professionals, through practical demonstrations and discussions in real-life situations.

A VIP Day was held on Friday, 3rd of July 2026, and was attended by special guests that included Michelle Wright, Community Safety & Safeguarding Manager, Lorna Smyth, Senior Digital Services and Communication Officer, Three Rivers District Council, CI Dan Rainbird, District Commander Hertfordshire Constabulary, Inspector Ben Harper, Three Rivers Neighbourhood Policing Team and Es Brewer-Reeves, Children & Young People’s Team Leader, Spectrum Families and Young Peoples Services (CGL).

Schools in attendance on the day were Arnett Hill JMI School and Werren Dell Primary School.

The event would not have happened without key sponsor, Three Rivers District Council, and the very kind support of Watford Football Club, who provided the venue for free and whose staff made us all really welcome and went out of their way to ensure that the event ran smoothly – thank you!

06/07/2026

Bury ‘Crucial Crew’ Picture Competition Prize Winner 2026

Our Bury Crucial Crew event took place at Rochdale AFC, over 12 days in March.

More than 1,200 Year 6 pupils attended, developing essential life skills through interactive, engaging scenarios. The event covered topics including personal safety, decision-making and community awareness, helping young people prepare for real-life situations in a fun and memorable way.

This year’s Picture Competition winner was Lorelle from Guardian Angel’s Primary School. She is pictured with Josh from ‘Try It Rugby’ alongside her teachers.

Lorelle received a £50 One4all voucher.

Well done, Lorelle — we hope you continue creating wonderful artwork.

Enjoy your prize.

05/07/2026

ONLINE SAFETY – What Every Year 6 Child Should Know

Children today spend more time online than ever before, but do they know how to stay safe?

This week we're highlighting three important online safety topics that every Year 6 pupil should understand before moving to secondary school.

📱 Group Chats
Not everyone online is who they say they are.

🎮 Online Gaming
Games can become messaging platforms where strangers try to start conversations.

🔒 Sharing Personal Information
Children should never share personal details or photos with people they don't know.

Our interactive workshops help pupils recognise risks, build confidence and make safer choices online through engaging, age-appropriate activities.

📩 If you're a Primary School looking to strengthen your PSHE or safeguarding programme, we'd love to hear from you.

Message Child Safety Media to find out when our 2026 workshops are coming to schools in your area.

👇 Teachers & Parents...
Which topic do you think children need the most help with?
📱 Online Safety
🚭 Va**ng Awareness
🍭 Sugar Awareness

Comment below.

02/07/2026

Wigan ‘Crucial Crew’ Picture Competition Prize Winner 2026

Our Wigan Crucial Crew event took place from Monday 20th April to Friday 1st May 2026, welcoming over 1,250 Year 5 pupils from primary schools across the borough. Throughout the two weeks, children developed essential life skills through a series of interactive and engaging scenarios delivered by our partner agencies.

This year's partner agencies included British Transport Police, Greater Manchester Police, Merseyside Water Rescue, TravelSafe, We Are With You, Wigan Road Safety, Wigan School Nurses, and Wigan Warriors. Together, they provided valuable safety advice and practical learning experiences to help young people stay safe and make informed decisions.

We are also delighted to congratulate Charlotte from Nicol Mere Primary School, who was the winner of this year's Picture Competition. Charlotte is pictured here with Michael Crosthwaite, Neighbourhood Inspector from Wigan Police. Her artwork beautifully captured the important safety messages and valuable lessons she learned during Crucial Crew.

Congratulations, Charlotte! We hope you enjoy your well-deserved prize.

26/06/2026

Guildford and Waverley ‘Junior Citizen’ VIP Day – 17 June 2026

Please find to follow a series of photos from the recent VIP Day for our Guildford & Waverley ‘Junior Citizen’ event.

We were back in the area to welcome Year 6 pupils (10- to 11-year-olds), from local schools across the two boroughs, to the Guildford and Waverley ‘Junior Citizen’ child safety event which ran from Monday, 1st June to Friday, 12th June 2026. (2 weeks)

The event included sessions from the following agencies: –

South East Coast Ambulance Service, Surrey Child and Family Health (School Nurses), Network Rail/ South Western Railway/ British Transport Police, Freedom Leisure, Thames Basin Heaths Partnership and Take The JUMP.

Approximately 1,100 Year 6 pupils (10-11 Year Olds) from 24 local primary schools across the two boroughs participated in the event; these children taking part in a series of interactive safety workshops which taught them some incredibly valuable lessons, in a fun environment.

Our venue again this year was the Guildford Spectrum Leisure Complex, which was provided courtesy of Area Manager, Emma Beavis. Special thanks must go to General Manager, Melanie Main, and all of the team at the venue for making us all so very welcome.

We were honoured to welcome Deputy Mayor of Guildford, Cllr Dominique Williams; Mayor of Waverley, Cllr David Munro; Operational Director, Steve Warriner and Regional Manager, Paul Doyle from Freedom Leisure together with Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Advisors Claire Morgan and Luke Wragg from BAE Systems Digital Intelligence.

The schools in attendance were St. Cuthberts Mayne Catholic Primary and Wonersh & Shamley Green CE Primary, and our on-site coordinator on the day was Agnieszka Tikoisuva .

This event would not have been possible without the kind support of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence and Freedom Leisure – thank you!

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