Garioch & North Marr Community Safety Group We try to do what it says on the tin… With limited funding from the Aberdeenshire Community Planning Partnership via the Community Safety Partnership. The Group is run by volunteers. www.aberdeenshirecommunitysafety.org.uk

Garioch & North Marr Community Safety Group Main Topics: Road Safety Anti-Social Behaviour Safety at Home Personal Safety Examples of projects we have been involved in… www.aberdeenshirecommunitysafety.org.uk

Garioch & North Marr Community Safety Group Road Safety: Pass Plus – financial support for young drivers. Skills for Life – financial support young drivers who take the IAM course. Reflectors – school-bags tags for primary children. www.aberdeenshirecommunitysafety.org.uk

Garioch & North Marr Community Safety Group Road Safety: Life Skills – financial support for road safety component of Alford CLD project. Operation Collinsville – portable road safety signs for Police Scotland. Safe Drive Stay Alive- hard-hitting road safety show for S5 pupils funded by Community Safety Partnership www.aberdeenshirecommunitysafety.org.uk

Garioch & North Marr Community Safety Group Anti-Social Behaviour Funding for a road-verge litter clear-up in and around Monymusk. www.aberdeenshirecommunitysafety.org.uk

Garioch & North Marr Community Safety Group Safety in the Home Message-in-a-bottle – medical and next-of-kin contact information available to emergency services at home. RoSPA Home Safety Booklet – distributed to S1 pupils at Alford Academy and the Gordon Schools. www.aberdeenshirecommunitysafety.org.uk

Garioch & North Marr Community Safety Group Personal Safety Internet Safety – Funded a programme of events in Alford schools to warn children and parents of the dangers of social media and how these can be avoided. Heart Start – Provided funding for a training defibrillator for the newly created Donside Defibrillator Group. www.aberdeenshirecommunitysafety.org.uk

Garioch & North Marr Community Safety Group Personal Safety Emergency Contact Windscreen Disc – Replaces old road-tax disc. Provides medical and next-of-kin information to emergency services at an RTC. We have ordered a windscreen holder which will be made available through a number of locations. www.aberdeenshirecommunitysafety.org.uk

Garioch & North Marr Community Safety Group Interested? Are you interested in Community Safety? Are there other Community Safety issues important to you? Would like to join us? There is more information on our web site. We meet every two months in Inverurie. Our next meeting is on Tuesday 28th June at 7:00pm in Inverurie Academy. Our email address is: gariochandnorthmarr@aberdeenshirecommunitysafety.org.uk www.aberdeenshirecommunitysafety.org.uk