GET FOUND PROJECT 2008

All 74,000 leaflets and teachers packs have now gone out to the schools. They are also available to down load and an additional  teaching resource pack is also available (see to the right).

Over the summer we will be awarding prizes to Shannon and Lilah our 2 winners of the ART COMPETITION (family tickets to a Norwich City home game at the start of next season and money to their school).

Here are their winning entries:

 

In May we launched a new service entitled GET FOUND for children aged 9 to 14 (KS2 and 3) providing them with easy to remember hints and tips on what to do if they get lost. This involved approximately 74000 Norfolk school children across over 370 schools. We believe it is becoming increasingly important that children are provided with this information at a time when they are encouraged by adults and the media to adopt healthy lifestyles.

We hope teachers will use the information sent to them to talk to children about enjoying the outdoors and being safe, and using the activities the children can learn what to do if they get lost. We believe no other service exists to provide the children of Norfolk with the information in such an easy to remember format.

The project began in May 2008 with the printing and dispatch to schools of the new leaflets (aged 9 -11 and 12-14) and Teachers Pack developed with the assistance of children from Taverham Hall School and Young Countrysiders Groups. Norfolk Constabulary Community Officers will be able to visit schools to talk about GET FOUND and other safety issues.

PARTNERSHIPS

We are delighted to have the benefit of help from the following:

The Chief Constable of Norfolk's Financial Services team to assist us in the administration of this project.

Norwich City Football Club to launch the leaflets at the Norfolk Show.

 Norfolk County Council Children's Services in the distribution of the leaflets to schools.

 Naked Marketing who have turned our ideas into reality and advised us on marketing and the launch.

The Norfolk Show PR team have also kindly agreed to assist with  promoting the public launch at the Norfolk Show.

Young Citizens Guild who will hand out leaflets about the scheme at the Norfolk Show gates for us.

Broadland, Breckland, North Norfolk, Kings Lynn, Great Yarmouth, South Norfolk and Norwich District Councils and Norfolk County Council who have agreed to help with printing and Children's Services who distributed the leaflets.

Dorset Search & Rescue for the original concept.

David Ruddle, Photographer for allowing us to use his photograph of the team on the material.

If any company or business reading this is able to assist us further  with this initiative please get in touch with us. We still need more advertising and printing for additional leaflets.