A SCHOOL from Winsford will take part in a free musical theatre performance tackling key safety issues.

On Tuesday, June 5, Willow Wood Community Primary School will join other children from Runcorn, Warrington and Sandbach at The Brindley Theatre in Runcorn for the ‘Safer Together’ show in collaboration with Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service and Manchester Camerata, which has been hailed as ‘probably Britain’s most adventurous orchestra’ by The Times newspaper.

Nick Evans, head of prevention at Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: “Each scenario will be explored from both a young person’s and an older person’s perspective, portraying how they might respond to different emergency situations and showing the ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ ways to act.”

Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service safety staff and members of Manchester Camerata have been working with schools and community groups on the project since March.

A series of workshops have been held to devise and rehearse the performance, which will portray the causes and consequences of a series of scenarios based on real-life stories to highlight the need to be more vigilant and safety conscious.

Nick added: “The audience will discover how it feels to be an older person who feels threatened by anti-social behaviour and how it might take longer to get to safety if they are physically disabled.

“They will also learn about prevention through the performance, with the messages relating to young people just starting to learn about how to act appropriately and safely in certain situations though to people living with dementia, who may forget to test their smoke alarms, for example.

“It will also raise awareness of the negative effects of abusing the area in which you live, particularly if that’s in the country or near water.”

The performance will be held from 6.30pm to 7.30pm, with the doors opening at 5.30pm.

To book your free tickets, call The Brindley Theatre’s box office on 0151 9078360.