MORE than 1,500 youngsters will be given "crucial" lessons in how to stay safe over the next 10 days.

For the Crucial Crew — police, Bolton Lads and Girls Club, a road safety team and Bolton Wanderers FC —will reunite to help primary school pupils become streetwise.

The "hands-on" event is designed to teach young people about important issues that are often overlooked in the curriculum, including anti-social behaviour, personal safety and road safety.

Pupils are given the unique opportunity to learn valuable skills from the professionals, through practical demonstrations and discussions in real-life situations — all within a safe environment.

Child Safety Media’s event coordinator, Jacqui Hogg said: “It’s essential that young people learn about safety by experiencing risk in controlled conditions.

"By taking part in the Crucial Crew workshops, pupils were able to explore difficult topics in a fun and interactive environment, with real safety professionals.

"This makes the lessons much more real and therefore, more likely to make a difference.”

As part of the event, Bolton Lads and Girls Club has been delivering sessions on Internet safety and cyber bullying.

Claire Stabler, the Clubs Mentoring Manager, said: “Keeping young people safe is a priority for us at the Club, we run many educational sessions on issues and topics such as internet safety within the youth club so we are delighted to be supporting this event. It is a great opportunity for us to reach more young people across the town to ensure they are as safe as possible on and offline.”