Firefighters equip teens with skills for life

By The Newsroom
Published 31st Oct 2016, 17:00 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 02:27 BST
Firefighters at Crawley teamed up with Crawley Town Football Club to support a group of teenagers on the National Citizen Service (NCS) Programme - picture submittred by WSCCFirefighters at Crawley teamed up with Crawley Town Football Club to support a group of teenagers on the National Citizen Service (NCS) Programme - picture submittred by WSCC
Firefighters at Crawley teamed up with Crawley Town Football Club to support a group of teenagers on the National Citizen Service (NCS) Programme - picture submittred by WSCC
Crawley firefighters teamed up with Crawley Town Football Club to support a group of teenagers on the National Citizen Service (NCS) Programme.

NCS helps 15 to 17-year-olds develop important skills for their adult lives and to carry out a project to benefit the community. The scheme brings together young people from different backgrounds, helps them to develop greater confidence and to use their leadership, teamwork and communication skills.

The group of 23 spent four days, and three nights, at an outdoor activity centre away from home. On Thursday October 27 they visited the fire station, in Ifield Avenue.

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There firefighters gave them advice them about their own road safety – both as potential new drivers and as passengers in cars with their friends - before watching and taking par