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11 Jun 2007 11:00

 

 

3,000 Newham children learned essential safety skills at Tate Lyle’s London Sugar Refinery as part of “Junior Citizens” 2007 – Awards ceremony held on 14 June 2007

On 14 June, Detective Chief Inspector Dave Linale from Newham Police will reward children who learned essential safety skills as part of Junior Citizens 2007. Medals will be presented to pupils who excelled at overcoming a range of simulated emergency situations. Newham’s Civic Ambassador Cllr. Omana Gangadharan will also be attending the ceremony, which starts at 12.30pm. Junior Citizens, an interactive child safety scheme, is organised by the Metropolitan Police and hosted by Tate Lyle at Thames Refinery. With the help of volunteers from organisations such as London Underground, London Fire Brigade, London Ambulance Service and a range of utility companies, Junior Citizens teaches children how to avoid or tackle a range of potentially dangerous situations. By the end of the two-week programme in June, 1,200 children will have learned essential safety skills through practical demonstrations, videos and role playing. A further 1,800 youngsters attended the event held in February. Among the ‘hazardous’ situations the children undergo in the training are a real chip pan fire, the ‘blind spots’ surrounding large transport lorries, and the risks involved in travelling on the London tube. The children will also practice how to resuscitate someone, how to tackle bullying, how to call for help in an emergency and what to do if their mobile phone gets stolen. "It is essential for children’s safety that they learn early-on about the potential dangers they may face with in every-day life. Junior Citizens is a very effective and at the same time fun, which teaches children in a very hands-on, practical way how to keep safe and what to do when they get into an emergency situation. At Tate Lyle, there is no higher priority than safety so we are proud to be hosting the Junior Citizens scheme," said Ken Wilson, Community Relations Officer, Tate Lyle. PC Peter Wilson, from Newham Police who organises the yearly event said “ Junior Citizens is an exciting and interactive educational extravaganza, encouraging young children to learn by actively making their own decisions around their personal safety.” This is the ninth year that the scheme is being hosted by Tate Lyle. Last year about 2,400 children benefited from the scheme on the Thames Refinery site. The Junior Citizens scheme is held throughout the London Boroughs.

Notes to Editors:

Press are invited to attend the awards ceremony, which starts at 12.30pm. Presentations by Chief Inspector Dave Linale (Newham Police) and Newham’s Civic Ambassador Cllr Omana Gangadharan. Press are directed to Thames Refinery, Brunswick House Entrance, Factory Road, London, E16 2EL. Press interested in attending should confirm to: Lisa Rabey – Newham Police Press Office – 020 8217 4368 lisa.rabey@met.police.uk

 

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Tate Lyle is a world leading manufacturer of renewable food and industrial ingredients. It uses innovative technology to transform corn, wheat and sugar into value-added ingredients for customers in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, paper, packaging and building industries. The Company operates more than 60 production facilities in 23 countries, throughout Europe, the Americas and South East Asia.

Tate Lyle aims to play a positive role in all the communities in which we operate through building long-term, successful partnerships with local organisations to help regeneration and the building of strong, safe and healthy communities. We support our local communities in many ways - through employee volunteering, financial commitment and donations in kind. In the financial year to 31 March 2007, Tate Lyle's total worldwide charity donations were £687,000. Our total global pro bono contribution in goods and services is estimated to have been £218,000.

Additional information can be found on our website www.tateandlyle.com.