Drowning Prevention Week 2026 – Get Involved The countdown is on to this June’s Drowning Prevention Week campaign, a nationwide initiative dedicated to educating everyone about water safety and the Water Safety Code. We’re calling on all carers, schools, lifesaving clubs, leisure operators and water-related businesses to participate. Drowning Prevention Week, happening 13-20 June 2026, […]
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Water Safety Week 2026 Water Safety Week is taking place from 25 to 30 May 2026.  Coordinated by Wakefield’s Water Safety Group, West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is running a programme of free activities to show the dangers of jumping into or swimming in open water and what actions can be taken in an […]
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Phone, Float & Throw Water Safety Campaign If we see someone in trouble in the water, our instinct can often be to jump in to try and save them. But entering the water yourselves is dangerous and can put you at risk of drowning too. Instead, if you see someone in trouble, remember Phone Float […]
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WSCP Launches NEW Training Brochure WSCP are pleased to announce the launch of our new Multi-agency Training Brochure which you can find on our website, via email or once subscribed to the e-bulletin. Take a look at all the latest training which features: Click here to access the NEW WSCP Training Brochure
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Safety Alert: Small Loose Magnets can be Dangerous for Small Children The Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) are alerting parents/carers to the dangers posed by small loose magnets. They have advised that a four-year-old boy had died days after swallowing two small magnets. He ate two 1cm-by-1cm pink magnets from his fridge door. Those magnets […]
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Baby Sleep Pillows Safety Alert The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) recently issued a product safety alert concerning baby sleep pillows, please see images above for examples of what these products look like. You can read OPSS’ recommendations in full on the gov.uk website, but in particular they have advised that these pillows should […]
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Join Our Team! We Are Recruiting a new Wakefield Safeguarding Children Partnership Manager Wakefield Safeguarding Children Partnership (WSCP) Business Unit is looking for an outstanding individual to provide strategic leadership across the Partnership to enable the statutory leads – Wakefield Council, West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board and West Yorkshire Police, alongside it’s partners to continue […]
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8 Dangerous Gifts that Could be a Nightmare this Christmas! The Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) are advising that cheap gifts from unknown sellers on online marketplaces can come from anywhere in the world and can be dangerous. So, to help you shop safely online this festive season, CAPT have highlighted 8 dangerous gifts that […]
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Bonfire and Firework Top Safety Tips for Families With bonfire night fast approaching please see below our top safety tips for families, to help ensure November the 5th is remembered for all the right reasons! General Advice Firework Safety (The Firework Code) Bonfire Safety First Aid for Burns Useful resources: Click here to access a […]
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