Young people are to be given a gritty insight into what the consequences of car crime and dangerous driving can be, by those who have experienced it first-hand.
Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service has joined forces with the Youth Offending Service (YOS) to deliver special road awareness training sessions to young people who use sports clubs around Cumbria.
Representatives from the Youth Offending Service will be teaming up with accident victims and the Fire and Rescue Service's Young Community Volunteers to help firefighters warn about the consequences of car crime and reckless driving. The message will be delivered at football clubs, rugby grounds and other sporting venues throughout the county.
The project, which is being sponsored by Nuclear Management Partners, is being launched at a special event at Whitehaven Rugby League Club on Wednesday 7 May, at 7:30pm.
Sports clubs who attend the event will be able to meet some of the young people involved in the project and talk to firefighters who will be delivering the road awareness training.
Cumbria’s Deputy Chief Fire Officer John Moorcroft, said: "This scheme is designed to bring home to young people the consequences of car crime and reckless driving.
"The young people involved in helping us deliver the training programme range from ex-motoring offenders and former potential offenders, to people whose lives have been devastated by road accidents.
"By delivering these hard-hitting sessions at sports clubs around the county, we can reach more young people and hopefully reduce car crime and accidents on the county’s roads."
Sports clubs wanting more information, should contact Cumbria Fire & Rescue Service on 01900-820247 or email volunteers@cumbriafire.gov.uk
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