The Princes Trust Team is a 12 Week Personal Development Programme for unemployed and employed young people aged between 16-25 and is based at Hyndburn Community Fire Station. The Prince's Trust Team was inspired by HRH The Prince of Wales, with the aim of encouraging young people to do something positive for themselves and the community. Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service saw the Prince’s Trust Team programme as a way to develop young people by modifying behaviour and changing attitudes.
This is achieved through working directly with young people, developing them for further education, progression into the workplace or creating opportunities for those already in employment. This process creates ‘friends’ of the fire service who become socially aware and respect the dominant social beliefs and values, and can assist with the Fire Service’s aim of reducing the incidence of arson and accidental ignition.
This in turn reduces casualties and death by fire thus corresponding with the Service’s primary objective of
making Lancashire a safer community. It aims to give the young people of Lancashire, whatever their background, the opportunity to succeed by taking part in a nationally recognised personal development programme of quality and to empower them to work in their local community and to have the benefit of that
community. By doing so, we aim to change attitudes, improve behaviour and increase the performance of our young people.
The next course starts on 13 January and Chris and his team are looking for ideas for the project that these young people need to complete as part of the programme. They are looking at a February start for the project, so an indoor project would be ideal.
For further details please contact Chris West PT - ACCROSS Team Leader at
accrosstl@lancsfirerescue.org.uk or via telephone on 01254 356 987 or 07920 574622, or
alternatively contact Sarah Whittaker on 01254 380613 to discuss.
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