Keep kids entertained this summer

A new campaign designed to help reduce anti-social behaviour (ASB) in the summer holiday is being launched across Greater Manchester this week

Safe4summer is the result of a meeting of minds from Greater Manchester Police, all 10 local authorities, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, Trading Standards, GMPTE and BTP. They have found that the summer holidays are traditionally a time when anti-social behaviour peaks. Figures show that in 2008, ASB related incidents were 44.5 per cent higher in August than in December.

Safe4summer has been designed to provide young people with enough interests and activities to keep them safe and out of trouble, while offering advice about personal safety and promoting social responsibility messages.

Chief Superintendent John Rush from Greater Manchester Police said: “The safe4summer campaign is a fantastic opportunity for everyone in Greater Manchester to safely enjoy the summer holidays. The campaign will see all partners targeting anti-social behaviour by encouraging parents and children to work together with us to ensure they have an enjoyable safe summer.”

By logging onto www.safe4summer.com, parents and young people can find out about a wide variety of local activities to ward off boredom and the bad behaviour which often follows. The website covers events and activities in Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan.