Posted on 10th June 2011
A community safety information pillar that includes a poster designed by a pupil from Shirebrook School has been unveiled in the town’s Market Place on Tuesday (June 7).
Standing over 2m high, the pillar has three display panels with images and words showing what anti-social behaviour is, details of where to report it, and the pupil’s poster which features an alcohol warning.
It has been designed and funded by Bolsover Community Safety Partnership with the aim of raising awareness about anti-social behaviour and providing the information in a very prominent, busy location.
An image of a young person being sick, lying on the ground with a bottle in his hand and the words “Don’t end your night this way” written beneath him features on the poster by the Shirebrook pupil.
It was picked as the school’s winning entry to a competition organised by the Community Safety Partnership to raise awareness about alcohol among teenagers throughout the district.
A stall with community safety information and give-aways was set up in the Market Place for the unveiling, which was carried out by Police Divisional Commander Chief Supt Karl Smethem and Community Safety Officer Jo Selby.
Representatives from Derbyshire County Council’s Safer Derbyshire team, the Market Manager, members of the Shirebrook police Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) and a representative of the company that has built and installed the pillar all attended.
Chief Supt Smethem commented on how good the alcohol poster was at the unveiling and said: “We are always looking at new and creative ways to communicate with residents and the best ways to get community safety messages across to the public.
“The pillar is in a prime location in Shirebrook Market Place and is a great way to get people’s attention and give them information they need.
“We think it will be a very effective tool in encouraging people to report anti-social behaviour so that police and partner agencies can take action.