Nelson primary school children win competition with fire safety rap

Children at the Pendle View Primary School in Nelson, Lancashire, have won a competition thanks to their fire safety rap, which was composed and performed as part of National Schools’ Fire Safety Week.

The competition was launched by The Fire Fighters Charity and was open to schoolchildren up and down the country. The students at Pendle View used the fire awareness training they had received during National Schools’ Fire Safety Week to compose their rap, which contained a number of potentially life-saving messages.

After choosing Pendle View Primary School out of hundreds of entries, Alison White from the charity said:

“The rap was a really creative way of presenting it and it was performed with real enthusiasm by the Year 5 children. They clearly enjoyed learning about fire safety and to top it all off they took home the message that matches and lighters are dangerous tools and should never be played with. Hopefully they will spread this message to their friends and family.”

The children won a total of £300 in Argos vouchers as their prize, which they are reportedly planning to spend on new bicycles.