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Almost three generations of pupils have received training designed to teach them essential life skills, thanks to an event organised by Telford and Wrekin Council.

Now in its twenty-ninth year, more than 2,000 pupils attended the Crucial Crew event, held at Telford College over a three week period.

Boys and girls in year six, about to step up to secondary education, gained essential skills to prepare them for adulthood.

Safety themes ranged from:

• dangers around water
• electricity
• fire
• roads
• health and wellbeing
• vaping
• strangers
• knife crime
• exploitation
• and alcohol abuse.

Councillor Kelly Middleton (Lab), cabinet member for healthy, safer and stronger communities and partnerships, said:

"There are several Crucial Crew events in the country, and ours is one of the best attended. Nearly every school in the borough takes part.

“We take so much information for granted as an adult, Crucial Crew helps make sure young people learn important skills at an impressionable time in their lives.

"I would very much like to thank Telford College, who have been a great venue for an event of this size and nature."

Every year the training is reviewed to ensure it’s relevant and is delivered by professional partners including, the Police, Fire and Rescue, Health Authority and specialists.