07 July 2008 15:54 Central Networks’ schools safety truck powers into Coventry community day

Central Networks, the electricity distribution company for central England, is taking its electricity safety vehicle into a Tile Hill community day this month to teach children about the dangers electricity can pose. 

Children from Limbrick Wood and Our Lady of Assumption Schools will play laptop games to identify hazards, have a go at solving puzzles and watch a safety video when the specially-designed truck visits the community day in Jardine Crescent on 11^th July.

With an emphasis on learning through fun, the truck also features a "Hazard Valley" - a model landscape with both urban and rural scenes containing potential hazards for the children to spot.

Anita Davis, Network and Public Safety Adviser with Central Networks, said: "Safety is a big priority for us, and the Power Discovery Truck is a great way for us to communicate safety messages to kids across the West Midlands.

"Visits from the trucks are free to any individual schools in our area that apply for a visit. We are part of E.ON and are delighted to be able to be able to add to the work done by the many volunteers from the company who have worked with these two schools for some time.

"We aim to use an engaging and interactive way to get the important message across that the electricity distribution network is very safe as long as you treat it with that respect."

The Power Discovery Truck is a free educational resource for primary schools across the Midlands. The brightly painted truck is fitted out with a range of activities designed to make it fun and exciting for visiting youngsters to learn key safety lessons.

The powerdiscoveryzone.com website is especially designed for children, with fun activities to teach them about electricity, and how they can learn to recognise the dangers around the home and in the street. The website contains jokes, projects, games and fascinating facts.

Teachers who would like to request a free visit from the truck to their school - and a free resource pack with classroom ideas - should visit www.powerdiscoveryzone.com and follow directions in the Teacher's Zone.

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Notes to editors:

• Central Networks brings power to 4.9 million customers across central England through 133,000km of underground and overhead cables and via almost 97,000 substations;
• Central Networks covers an area from the Peak District in the north to parts of Bristol in the south, and from the Welsh Borders to the Lincolnshire Coast.

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