Friday, 14th November 2025, saw our second 2025 North Herts ‘Crucial Crew’ event draw to a close. Held at the Garden City Academy in Letchworth, the event played host to over 1,000 Year 6 pupils from 31 local schools giving them the opportunity to participate in several interactive safety workshops. These Year 6 pupils are at an important stage in their lives as they prepare to transition from primary to secondary school.
The workshops were presented by Hertfordshire Constabulary, East of England Ambulance Service, British Transport Police, IMPAKT Housing & Support and Spectrum Families and Young People’s Service (CGL). These agenciescovered a range of topics designed to help the pupils to stay safe in the future. In addition to thanking our workshops teams and on-site coordinators (Valerie, Karen and Anna), we would like to thank our main sponsor, North Herts Council, for their kind sponsorship this year and for making the event possible again. We would also like to thank Headteacher, Samantha Ruck and her team at Garden City Academy, for making us all very welcome.
Friday the 14th was also our VIP Day, and we were honoured to welcome the following guests: –
- Deputy Lieutenant, Professor Sir R J Timothy Wilson
- Chief Constable Andy Prophet Hertfordshire Constabulary
- Cllr Keith Hoskins MBE, Chair of North Herts Council
- Jo Doggett, Director – Regulatory, North Herts Council
- John Marshall & Chris Adshead, Community Safety Team, North Herts Council
- Maya Wisbey, Deputy Local Area Manager, East of England Ambulance Service
- Inspector Steve Mulvey, British Transport Police
- Sarah Cowen, Head of Domestic Abuse Services, IMPAKT Housing & Support
- Dr Cathie Mackay, Chair, Herts FA (and Non-Executive Director of HSE)
Our VIPs witnessed children from The Grange Academy in Letchworth and Offley Endowed Primary School in Hitchin thoroughly enjoying themselves whilst learning valuable skills from the professionals, and ultimately receiving a clearer understanding of how to be risk aware and stay safe.
