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HOME SAFETY
During the last three months of the year a campaign was carried
out in the Hornsey schools to make the children and through them
their parents, aware of dangers in the home and possible means of
avoiding accidents.
Posters were displayed in the Borough for two weeks before
Guy Fawkes Day warning people of the careless use of fireworks which
results each year in many thousands of accidents. No suitable
leaflets are available and in fact there is an unfortunate shortage of
suitable publicity material on this subject. Following the display of
Guy Fawkes posters, other aspects of home safety were given publicity
and posters were sent to all schools together with specimens of
many leaflets available on a variety of aspects of home safety.
Arrangements were made in consultation with the Hornsey Head
Teachers Association for education on home safety to be carried out
in most of the schools and individual competitions organised in each
class by the teachers concerned. The head teachers and teachers
later selected one child in each class who had carried out the best
work on home safety and a certificate was awarded by the Council
in recognition of the good work. The children concerned, except
those in infant classes, were then invited to attend a presentation
ceremony in the Town Hall with their parents and brothers and sisters.
We were very fortunate indeed in being able to have Mr.
Terry Scott a celebrated television actor to present the certificates
to the children. This he did in his own way and delighted many
of the children by autographing the certificates which had been presented.
A short talk on flame proof material and a demonstration of
their effectiveness and also of their beauty and variety followed. Two
short films dealing light-heartedly with the very serious problem concluded
the evening.
Most of the winning entries were on show in the hall during
the evening and in addition very many posters, essays and excellent
models made by the children in connection with the campaign were
also proudly displayed around the hall. These attractions were
clear evidence of the numbers of Hornsey children who had benefitted
greatly from their class teaching on the subject.
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