BRIDGNORTH & SOUTH SHROPSHIRE CRUCIAL CREW provides personal safety training and awareness courses for youngsters who are about to leave primary school and move on to the next phase of their education at age 11.
The aim is to raise awareness of issues which might affect their health or wellbeing, including circumstances where they or others may be exposed to danger.
b & ss crucial creweach year 800 children attend
Venue- Bridgnorth Rugby Club new clubhouse facilitiesby the River Severn
crucial crew runs eleven workshops
covering areas of potential danger
covering areas of potential danger
the workshops
Eleven specialist workshops are brought to the site. The children visit each workshop in turn and participate in a training activity about each particular topic.
This year's workshops (2025) will be;
Antisocial behaviour (West Mercia Police) Exploitation (West Mercia Police) Water safety (Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service) Fire safety (Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service) Electrical safety (National Grid) Resilience (National Health Service) Mental Health (National Health Service) Farm safety (NFU Mutual) Money Matters (HSBC) Vaping (Shropshire Youth Service) Alcohol awareness (Shropshire Youth Service)
During their lunch break they will watch a presentation about bullying, presented by The Bridgnorth Endowed School Drama Group.
Children are with trained and vetted volunteer adults at all times.
the workshops can vary from year to yearaccording to the needs at the time.
Workshops are always topical, so they vary from year to year, with a mix of core and topical workshops. We ask the teachers attending to provide feedback on the effectiveness of the workshops’ presentation, and use this information to refine the workshops.
Previous workshops have included knife crime, intemet safety, fire in the home, electrical safety, resilience towards the future, farm safety, road safety, the environment, water safety, drugs awareness, alcohol awareness, vaping awareness, antisocial behaviour, exploitation, money matters, recycling, bullying.
the venue- Bridgnorth Rugby Football Club
We are delighted that Bridgnorth RFC has again offered their facilities in their magnificent brand new clubhouse. Our eleven workshops will be held in tents outside.
the facilities are available to everyone
Bridgnorth RFC also offer their clubhouse facilities to outside parties- wedding receptions, conferences, parties- as well as running their own functions. The large clubhouse has a bar, kitchen and many tables, all beautifully laid out.
For more information see the Bridgnorth RFC website here.
volunteering
Guides escort groups of 10-15 children around the workshops. Guides arrive at 9.00am for a briefing before the children start arriving at about 9.30am.
The workshops start at 10.10am after the children's welcome. Lunch is at 12.00pm to 12.30pm and during lunch guides may leave or stay in the area. The children leave at around 2.30pm. Guides may volunteer for as many days as they wish.
Although no volunteer will never be alone with any child, we follow all child safety procedures. All volunteers are known to us or have provided references.
If you are interested in volunteering in 2025, please get in touch for more information, or about any aspect of Bridgnorth & South Shropshire Crucial Crew.
CRUCIAL CREW 2025- WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY JUNE 16th.
Early in the Spring Term schools will be invited to register to attend the Crucial Crew event in June. At this stage we would like to know how many year 6 pupils are likely to be attending, preferences for days of the week to attend. We aim to offer schools a choice of attendance days, but daily capacity is limited so early booking is advised. We aim to confirm all schools’ attendance days before the end of the Spring term. Whilst we will endeavour to accommodate requests to change days or pupil numbers we may not be able to do so due to capacity constraints.
Fees
Schools are asked to contribute towards the cost of the event on a per capita basis.
transport
Early in the Spring Term schools will be asked whether they would like Crucial Crew to arrange transport for pupils and staff. We will advise transport details or joining arrangements during the first half of the Summer Term.
Groupings
Pupils attending are divided into groups and each group will contain pupils from several schools; please assign your pupils to the various groups prior to attendance and to let us know of any pupils who may have special requirements and which group they are in. Teachers may be asked to guide the groups around the workshops- guides will be briefed beforehand.
Feedback
Schools’ feedback on the event and the workshops helps us to improve the training we offer, and staff attending the event are asked to provide a brief report on each workshop.
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get in touch
Please contact us here for information about any aspect of Bridgnorth & South Shropshire Crucial Crew.
BRIDGNORTH AND SOUTH SHROPSHIRE CRUCIAL CREW WISH TO THANK THE FOLLOWING ORGANISATIONS FOR THEIR SUPPORT, WITHOUT WHICH WE COULD NOT DELIVER THE EVENT.
Workshops
West Mercia Police, Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, Shropshire Youth Service, NFU Mutual, HSBC, National Grid, NHS, Bridgnorth Endowed School drama group. Financial support
Office of the West Mercia Police and Crime Commissioner, Bridgnorth Lions Club, Bridgnorth based charities Operational
Bridgnorth Rugby Club
