Cadet volunteers

VOLUNTEERS are being sought from Halton to work with fire cadets to deliver healthy eating and active sessions.

Cheshire Fire And Rescue Service (CFRS) wants to recruit a team of Fire Fit volunteers.

In exchange for their time, volunteers will get training towards a Level One Sports Leader Award, an emergency first aid certificate and Level One award in food hygiene.

As well as working fire cadets, participants would also spend time with Prince’s Trust Team members.

CFRS’s Prince’s Trust co-ordinator Tamsen Lesko said: “We want to promote a healthy lifestyle to the children and young people we come into contact with so need between 12 and 15 people who are aged 18 and over to help. They will be required to take part in a two week Fire Fit Programme commencing February 6 in Winsford and volunteer hours are flexible to suit people’s availability.”

Duties will include liaising with youth programme leaders, implementing basic levels of activity, delivering advice on nutrition, and raising awareness of the benefits of an active lifestyle.

Uniform and ID will be issued and volunteer hours will be flexible to suit volunteers’ availability including day and evening sessions.

A CFRS spokeswoman said: “Fire cadets are aged between 12 and 17 and each fire station has a unit which provides an insight into working within a uniformed service, providing an exciting and unique opportunity to develop both personal and social skills by promoting self-discipline, team work, citizenship and wellbeing.”

The Prince’s Trust Programme is a 12-week personal development course for 16 to 25-year-olds and helps young people develop and improve skills in key areas such as confidence, working with others and job search skills.