Crucial Crew

2025 – W/C 19 May 2025

Overview: Crucial Crew is a nationwide event promoting personal safety for children in the top year of Primary School. Different organisations participate to each cover such topics as making a 999 call, water safety, road safety, internet safety, first aid, fire safety, etc. The aim is to provide a fun and stimulating learning environment for the children to:

  • become more aware of personal safety
  • learn how to react correctly to dangerous and threatening situations
  • understand the role the emergency support services play and how and when to contact them
  • be aware of their own actions and the safety of others

There are about 80 children for each morning and afternoon session divided into groups of about 10. Each scenario/activity session lasts 10-15 minutes.

The River Stour Trust to oversee the Water Safety scenario covering basic water safety as well as a practical task of how to throw a life ring. There will be a list of simple questions (and answers!) provided.

Click here to view/download a volunteer’s account of taking part in this event (written by Steve Waters).

We would very much appreciate helpers for this week-long activity! We’re hoping to create a rota for each day with at least 2 people per session (morning, afternoon or all day). The details below are to be confimed nearer the time.

Location: Sudbury Arts Centre (St Peter’s), Market Hill, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2EA

  • Morning session times – 9:00am-12noon
  • Afternoon session times – 12:45pm-3:45pm
  • Full day – 9:00am-3:45pm (lunch break: 12noon-12:45pm)
  • Free tea/coffee. Bring lunch or The Bridge Project are opening their kitchen for lunch orders. 

IF YOU CAN HELP – PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR AVAILABILITY BELOW