09 March 2005 00:00 Central Networks’ Power Discovery Bus visits Lincolnshire as part of electrical safety tour
Central Networks’ Power Discovery Bus is out and about across Lincolnshire over the next couple of months as part of its Electrical Safety Tour.
The bus will be stopping off at local schools in March and April to teach pupils about electricity and electrical safety.
Lincolnshire youngsters will be able to watch a safety video and build electrical circuits with buzzers, motors and lights. The bus also houses its very own ‘Hazard Valley’ - a large model landscape featuring urban and rural scenes full of potential hazards for children to spot.
David Welbourne, Network & Public Safety Advisor at Central Networks, said: “I can’t stress enough the importance of teaching local children about the possible hazards electricity can have - throughout the UK around 120 children are injured in electricity-related incidents each year.
“The key here is that we get our important safety messages across – but in a fun way. The children who visit the bus have a great day out as well as learning key safety points.”
The bus has been in operation since 2001 and is specially designed to teach children about the hazards of electricity in an interesting and easy-to-understand way.
This year alone the bus has been out and about over 80 times, reaching close to 5,000 schoolchildren.
The Power Discovery Bus is a free educational resource for primary schools in the East Midlands Region. Anyone who would like the bus to visit a school, safety event or show can call 01332 39 38 49 or visit www.powerdiscoveryzone.com and follow the directions in the Teacher’s Zone.
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Notes to editors:
• The Power Discovery Bus will visit:
- Skegness Seathorne Primary School in Skegness on Wednesday, 9th March 2005;
- St. Peter and St. Paul Church of England Primary School in Burgh le Marsh on Thursday, 10th March and Friday, 11th March 2005;
- St Thomas Church of England Primary School in Boston on Monday, 21st March 2005;
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School in Boston on Tuesday, 22nd March 2005
- Lincoln Westgate Junior School in Lincoln on Thursday, 14th April and Friday, 15th April 2005;
- Tower Road Primary School in Boston on Monday, 18th April 2005
• Central Networks is the new name for Midlands Electricity and East Midlands Electricity. The company brings power to 4.8 million customers across the East and West Midlands through 133,000km of underground and overhead cables and via almost 97,000 substations;
• Central Networks covers an area from the Peak District to parts of Bristol and from the Welsh Borders to the Lincolnshire Coast.
For more information and pictures of the bus contact:
Kathy Doyle on 024 7642 4292
Select E.ON UK and Central Networks images are available free of charge from www.newscast.co.uk