Lifewise picks up top community award

ROTHERHAM’S Lifewise film-set learning centre has won a top award.

Staff at Lifewise, the South Yorkshire Police and South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue run centre at Hellaby, have earned the High Sheriff’s Award in recognition of the service the facility provides to the community.

Lifewise, which opened in September, is a life-size film set of a small town which is used to deliver fire, road and personal safety messages..

Its flagship education programme ‘Crucial Crew’ sees thousands of the county’s school children taken through a scenario-based learning programme to learn about anti-social behaviour, fire safety, arson, road safety, first aid and safe travel on buses.

Each year, every South Yorkshire school is invited to attend Crucial Crew and the scenarios are delivered by partners local to the school.

Police and fire community safety teams are also based at the brand new facility, working with colleagues from the NHS, probation service, transport and others to deliver the learning programmes.

The High Sheriff of South Yorkshire Andrew Coombe presented the award to Temporary Chief Constable Robert Dyson and Chief Fire Officer Jamie Courtney in front of staff, managers and councillors.

For more information about the centre visit lifewise999.co.uk or facebook.com/lifewisecentre

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