Skibbereen Community School hosted a “Safe Summer” presentation for First Years on Tuesday 20th May.
Ms. Katie Mann of Skibbereen Cycle Sense was invited to show the students on how to wear a helmet correctly. Fifth Year students were then invited on stage to tell everyone about an accident they were involved in sending a very clear message that wearing a bike helmet saves lives. Thanks to Odhran Herlihy, Eoghan Whooley, Neill O’ Sullivan and Liam Hogan for this. The broken helmet from that accident was passed around the audience.
Skibbereen based Garda James Crowley said a few words about Road Safety and Mr. Des Quinn and Mr. Tom Collins spoke about Fire Safety. Mr. Gary Minihane and Mr. Brendan Leahy spoke about their role in the Ambulance service. They also showed pictures of real situations.
Mr. Diarmuid O’ Donnabháin spoke about Water Safety before the Coast Guard explained their roles in rescuing people in danger at sea and on land. Mr. Brendan Cahill, Ms. Micheala Cooper, Mr. Nick Murphy, Ms. Emma Burton and Ms. Anu Helina also displayed their equipment and what to do in the event of an emergency.
The afternoon finished off with a raffle of 10 bike helmets thanks to funding secured from Bike Week. A clear message was sent out regarding the importance of safety in Summer. After the presentation, all students received ice creams from Lidl. A big thank you to Roger Earl and Ms. Catherine Burns from the school’s SCP Team for organising this.
We are hugely grateful to all the Emergency Services who gave up their time to visit our school. Thanks also to the BAM staff for their support. Thanks especially to Ms. Orla O’ Sullivan and Ms. Sarah Mc Carthy for organising the event.
