Fireworks and Halloween Safety
Hertfordshire Constabulary's Annual Firework and Halloween Poster Design Competition 2011 Winners announced
The results are now in for Hertfordshire Constabulary and Hertfordshire County Council Halloween and Bonfire Schools Poster competition. The judging was made very difficult this year by the high standard of entries received but, along with some excellent District Winners and Runners-up, we have two outstanding overall winners – India Daniels from Fairfields Primary School in Broxbourne and Tyrone McNamara from Batchwood Secondary School in St Albans.
Thanks very much to all schools who took part in this year’s campaign.
The winning posters are below:
Winner - Halloween - India Daniels, Fairfields Primary School
Winner - Fireworks - Tyrone Mcnamara, Batchwood Secondary School
 Schools are in for a treat this October half term...
Pupils and students aged 7-16 are invited to put their artistic skills to good use in Hertfordshire Constabulary’s annual Fireworks and Halloween poster design competition and could win £250.
The aim of the competition is to raise awareness among school children and the wider community about staying safe during the October festive season that sees a rise in anti-social behaviour and fireworks and bonfire accidents. The winning designs – one for Halloween and one for fireworks - will be used as the official campaign poster for 2011.
Backed by HCC’s Children’s Services department and Fire & Rescue Service, the Constabulary is asking teachers to consider using a PHSE, art or related lesson in September to discuss the issues with pupils and ask them to create their own ‘warning and advice’ poster.
Police officers, PCSOs or firefighters can come to schools to deliver talks in person (between September 12th and October 3rd 2011) or teachers can be provided with the information they need to facilitate discussions.
Age categories are:
Years 3 to 6 (primary juniors ages 7 to 11) Halloween themed posters
Years 7 to 9 (secondary aged 11 to 14) Fireworks themed posters
Year 10 & 11 (secondary 14 to 16 years) Fireworks themed posters
There are £250 prizes for the two overall winning designs both for the artists and their school as well as runner-up prizes in the three age groups in each district/borough of Hertfordshire.
Entries must be received by October 5th 2011 and the winning schools will be invited to visit police headquarters on October 24th (including overall winning students, school representative and/or family member). All schools will receive a copy of the winning posters, which will be displayed across Hertfordshire, on October 13th.
Deliver original artwork to:
Kate Phillips,
County Community Safety Unit,
Farnham House,
Stevenage
(schools internal post)
or
Corporate Communication,
Police Headquarters,
Stanborough Road,
Welwyn Garden City AL8 6XF
(or police internal post).
Instructions and design tips
Ensure the relevant headline (see below) is included in each design. (The police and council logos and safety messages will be added later to the final winning designs.)
“Stay safe and enjoy Halloween”
“Stay safe and enjoy Bonfire Night”
On the back of each poster, students must include full name, year group, name of school and town or village. (Students taking part as an individual rather than as part of a school project must include home address, contact telephone number and name of a parent or guardian).
Use A4 or A3 paper only.
For more information about discussing the competition in a lesson or to book an officer to come into your school, contact Simon Feldman, Emma Cowie or Annabel Maghie in Corporate Communication at Hertfordshire Constabulary on 01707 354588.
Safety advice to keep safe during Halloween and Bonfire Night
Some of the issues to discuss with children around trick or treating, fireworks and doing ‘penny for the guy’:
- We don’t want to spoil people’s fun – just make sure everyone stays safe and has an enjoyable time
- Never go trick or treating, or collecting ‘pennies for the guy’ alone – always be accompanied by an adult
- Don’t knock on the doors of strangers – for your own safety always visit people you know and look out for signs where trick or treat calls are welcome, such as pumpkins and other Halloween decorations in the windows or on doorsteps
- Keep your Halloween ‘tricks’ safe – anything deliberate that results in damage to property or hurts someone is a crime
- When you are out and about at night you should wear bright clothes and remember road safety rules
- An organised display is the safest way to enjoy fireworks
- Fireworks are noisy (which can upset very young or elderly people as well as pets), they can cause damage and they can cause serious injury if not used properly
- You have to be 16 or over to buy ‘novelty’ fireworks, such as sparklers, caps and ‘serpents’ and 18 or over to buy ‘adult’ fireworks
- It is an offence to let fireworks off between 11pm and 7am except on November 5 when the curfew is midnight.
Fortune Teller Activity - Anti-social Behaviour
Fortune Teller Activity and Factsheet
Last Years Winning Posters
Halloween Winner
Fireworks Winner
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