Lingfield Park Racecourse was the wonderful venue again for our Tandridge ‘Junior Citizen’2026 Child Safety Event.  Approximately 600 Year 6 pupils (age 10-11) from 18 local primaryschools across the borough ‘raced’ through these fun-filled and thought-provoking...

A new ‘Crucial Crew’ child safety scheme in Dacorum for 2026 was off to a flaming goodstart, at Hemel Hempstead Fire station for the borough’s year 6 children. All emergencyservice and affiliated supporting agencies came together to provide a fun filled and...

From Monday 29th June to Friday 3rd July, Burnley Crucial Crew welcomed more than 470 pupils from 14 primary schools. Through engaging, interactive scenarios delivered by partner agencies, Year 6 pupils developed essential life skills in personal safety,...

Incredibly, the last couple of weeks have seen over 900 Year 6 children (10–11-year-olds) from 24 local primary schools across the borough take part in a series of fun and informative, interactive safety workshops, under the ‘Crucial Crew’ banner. The Broxbourne...

Our ‘Spelthorne Junior Citizen’ event took place at Kempton Park Racecourse, over 6 days in March. More than 800 Year 6 pupils attended, developing essential life skills through interactive, engaging scenarios. The event covered topics including personal safety,...

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...

A new national campaign is encouraging young people to speak up about knife crime — and helping them do so without putting themselves at risk. Knife crime can be a difficult subject for parents to talk about with their children. For many young people, the fear isn't...

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...

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...

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...