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Chair Committee Members
John Ward John Neave, Jayne Middleton, David Griffiths, Christopher Perry, David Davies, David Gordon, Graham Moss and John Powell

The Rotary Club of Oswestry recently completed the seventh run of its annual LifeLine event. Based on the long-standing Rotary Project “Crucial Crew”, LifeLine ‘12 brought vital safety messages to over 400 Shropshire and Powys Year 6 children from 23 different primary schools.

The week-long event not only featured scenarios presented by police, fire service, road safety, Red Cross, National Farmers Union, railway enthusiast and Coastguard representatives but also sessions on bullying, internet dangers and  road safety delivered by members of the Club. Many of the accompanying teachers commented on the particular relevance and effectiveness of the bullying and internet scenarios that the Club had developed.

Funded out of a legacy from a well-known local teacher, writer and naturalist, Mary Hignett, participating schools only have to find a contribution to the cost of transporting pupils to the Park Hall event site. Once they have arrived and been briefed they visit each of the scenarios in small groups, typically of five or six children.

Amongst visitors to the event this year were the High Sheriff of Shropshire, John Abram MBE TD JP and his wife Chris. After touring the site and speaking to many of the presenters and pupils, Mr Abram said: “I think this is a splendid undertaking by Oswestry Rotary Club and I have been very impressed by the way all the pupils are totally engaged in every scenario – the level of involvement and interest is outstanding”

The Teachers' Information Pack for LifeLine 2012 can be downloaded below.

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