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Stay safe and win a bike

A competition for children aged 11 and under to help them stay safe during the summer holidays –with the chance to win a safety bike worth £160

Craven primary pupils were among 2,000 children from across the city who took part in special health and safety lessons under the Kid Alert programme

The competition on the opposite page is fun and easy to enter.
It may also help children stay safe and prevent serious injuries.
What's more, children who send in the correct answers are in with a chance of winning a brand new safety bike worth £160 courtesy of Kingston Cycles on Hessle Road (available in either a girls' or boys' style and in different sizes).
The activities in the competition have been taken from a special safety workbook put together through Kid Alert, a health and safety programme for primary school kids.

Top advice

Kid Alert has been developed over a number of years by safety experts from more than 10 different agencies, including Hull City Council road safety experts, environmental health and trading standards teams, community wardens, the fire service, coastguards, NHS Hull, and St.
John Ambulance.
And more than 2,000 year six pupils from schools across the city took part in special end-of-term lessons under the programme, to help them avoid danger and stay safe during an emergency.
The messages Kid Alert promotes include the dangers of playing on construction sites and railway lines, and warnings about threats lurking in public parks and on beaches, as well as about fire safety, the dangers of alcohol and staying safe online.
"We believe the programme contributes to reducing the number of children being admitted to hospital casualty departments," says Emma Goodman, coordinator of Kid Alert.
"These are important messages for life.
Not only do they teach children what to do in an emergency, but also how to prevent accidents from happening." To receive a free copy of the Kid Alert workbook call 300300.

For more information about children and young people's safety visit www.cluedupinhull.co.uk

Win a bike

Is your house a hazard house? 1.   Use the space below the pictures to write down things that could cause hazard in your own home List three hazards List three hazards 2.   What are the dangers for these three children ? Write your answer below.

Send your completed page by 29 August together with your name, address and daytime telephone number to: Hull in print (win a bike), c/o Emma Goodman, Environmental Health, 33 Witham, Hull, HU9 1DB

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