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We are often asked by parents for advice on carrying children in buses, minibuses, coaches and taxis. RoSPA have provided a very useful factsheet about this confusing issue which you can see here. You can also download a PDF version.
The main point is that travelling by bus, minibus or coach is safer than travelling by car. Mile for mile, these vehicles have fewer accidents than cars. But it is still important to make sure that your children wear seat belts if they are available.
Child seats should be used in taxis and private hire vehicles in the same way as in cars. If this facility is not available, you should book another vehicle.
We know our readers will be delighted to learn that our contact forms are now fully functional, and that the broken links to our older news stories have also been fixed.
So get sending in your booking and other queries! Our apologies to anyone who has used the forms over the past month and thus had no response.
We are sorry that due to another malfunction on our website, any queries sent via contact forms on the website in the past month or so have not reached us. The forms have now been temporarily removed. To contact us until the forms are running again, please email us or phone 0121 380 6429.
For the first time ever, Santa is opening a workshop at Safeside for in readiness for Christmas but typically for a man of his years, tiredness prevails from time to time, leaving Santa fast asleep where no-one can see him.
Obviously, he has to be found, and we at Safeside are inviting Special Schools around our brigade to Search for Santa at Safeside.
This is taking place on Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th December. The children will be met by Sally the Christmas Fairy and escorted around Safeside by Elves courtesy of the Special Educational Needs Educator firefighters, Safeside Visitor Guides and other members of West Midlands Fire Service.
However, it won’t just be simple searching through the streets of Safeside, Santa’s home, Wilson’s Wintry Walk and Santa’s Workshop because the naughty elves will be out in force and can only be stopped by the children spotting what they are doing which is dangerous.
All in all it will be an exciting, busy couple of days which we hope will bring pleasure to all our visitors – and who knows, they may even find Santa!
Four police forces in the West Midlands have introduced a new 101 number for non-emergency calls. Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Mercia and West Midlands police have brought it in to report crimes like stolen cars and damaged property.It is part of a phased rollout of the number in England and Wales.
Police said it cost 15p a call from landlines and mobile phones, and stressed it did not replace calling 999 for emergencies. Police said other examples the new number could be used for were reporting a minor traffic collision or seeking crime prevention advice.
Ch Supt Trevor Albutt, head of operational support command at West Mercia Police said the force hoped the number would make it easier for people to report crime and also ease the pressure on the 999 system.
"Every day, we receive a number of inappropriate calls on 999 which stop or delay people with real emergencies getting through to us," he added.
Explaining how the system worked, Supt Adrian McGee from Warwickshire Police, said: "When calling 101, the system will determine your location and connect you to the local police force. You will receive a message telling you which police force you are being connected to."
The forces said that in an emergency, such as when a crime was in progress, people were in danger or there was a threat of violence, callers should continue to ring 999.
From BBC News
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