Summertime is a great season for young people to experience different indoor and outdoor activities, and many organisations put on fun new activities. It is important to remember to risk assess any new activities and follow external visits guidance before going out for the day.

We want people to stay safe and healthy while they enjoy the better weather so have put together some useful resources and links.

Activities

• Bikeability cycle training programme. It’s like cycling proficiency, but better! It’s about gaining practical skills and understanding how to cycle on today’s roads. Bikeability gives everyone the skills and confidence for all kinds of cycling
• National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) guidance about what to do in a firearms or weapons attack, including “Run, Hide, Tell” and the “Stay Safe” film
• West Mercia Police event security information
• Sports Partnership Activity Finder

External Visits and Trips

• ROSPA life-saving advice for everyone, everywhere
• Outdoor Education Advisers’ Panel  (OEAP) advice, support and monitoring of visits and outdoor learning
• Foreign Travel Advice current travel advice by country including safety and security, entry requirements, travel warnings and health
• Staying Safe Away From Home advice and guidance from the NSPCC

Mental Health and Wellbeing

• Your Life Your Choice Worcestershire local advice and guidance for families, children and adults of all ages
• Talk to Frank friendly and confidential drugs advice
• Runaway Helpline confidential helpline if you are thinking about running away from home or have already run away
• Samaritans confidential place for you to talk about your feelings
• The North Worcestershire Community Safety Partnership brings together Safer Bromsgrove, Safer Redditch and Safer Wyre Forest.
• Health and Safety Executive advice, guidance, news, templates, tools, legislation, publications from Great Britain’s independent regulator for work-related health, safety and illness
• Gun and Knife Crime  help and advice for young people around gun and knife crime
• Safeguarding Worcestershire  The site provides information on the safeguarding of children and adults and is provided by a partnership between Worcestershire Safeguarding Adults Board (WSAB) and Worcestershire Safeguarding Children Partnership (WSCP)

Summer Health

• NHS advice on staying healthy including remembering sunscreen, information about insect bites and how to keep your feet healthy!
• NHS advice for keeping cool in a heatwave
• Royal Horticultural Society harmful garden plants list

Staying Safe Online

• Childnet International advice about using social networking and gaming sites, managing online friendships and sharing holiday snaps
• UK Safer Internet Centre resources for parents and carers to support your child to use the internet safely, responsibility and positively
• UK Safer Internet Centre resources for young people to keep them safe online

Sexual Health

• Brook sexual health & wellbeing for under 25s
• Know Your Stuff – Worcestershire NHS Sexual Health local clinics and lots of sexual health advice
• Stonewall support for lesbian, gay, bi and trans people
• FPA sexual health charity giving straightforward information and support on sexual health, sex and relationships

Water, Railway and Fire Safety

• RNLI online resource to help teach young people about how to survive in cold water
• RNLI Respect the Water advice on staying safe in the water
• United Utilities dangers of swimming in reservoirs or lakes
• Network Rail keeping people on and around the railway
• Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service  helping children and young people understand how to prevent fire and how to act if there is a fire is a vital step towards reducing the risk fire poses to children and young people