An eye-opener to the dangers of the world around them was given to Year Six pupils from Ysgol Y Waen in Chirk when they visited DangerPoint recently.

The centre in Talacre in North Wales sees youngsters encounter a range of different scenarios involving dangerous or difficult situations, including a dark alley, a bus, a train carriage, a beach, a building site, a shop, a farm yard and one of the most dangerous places of all – the home.

Teacher Aled Powell said: “I think a place like DangerPoint definitely saves lives because they pass on what they learn not just to their parents and grandparents, but also to their brothers and sisters as well.

“We do a lot on internet safety at the school and the local PC comes in to talk about cyber security.”

The visit was accompanied by a chance to meet North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones, who added “The work done by DangerPoint is invaluable because it allows schools and other organisations to bring children here to learn, not just about internet safety, but safety in the home, outside, and all sorts of personal safety.

“If it saves only a few children from being harmed in whatever way then I think it has been efficient and effective way of getting the message across.

“There is nothing more important than keeping children safe.”