Junior Citizen, an event which teaches children life skills and how to stay safe, has taken place for the 30th time this year.

The long-running event, held at The Hawth, is organised by Crawley Borough Council for more than 1,500 year 6 students in the town.

Junior Citizen gives children advice on how to safely deal with potential dangers in a fun way using interesting scenarios with the aim of the children retaining the information

The fortnight long event deals with lots of topics including: 

• Electrical safety
• Public health
• The consequences of crime
• Personal safety
• Fire safety and hoax calls
• Water safety at the seaside
• Reducing water use
• Waste and the environment