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Wildfire Awareness Week
1st April 2023 - 6th April 2023
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A week of FREE pop-up activities with the Fire & Rescue Service…and their fire engines*…to spread the word about how to #BeWildfireAware.
FIND US…
Sunday 2nd April – Wildmoor Heath – Main car park – 10am to 2pm – What3Words: people.letter.drives
Monday 3rd April – Horsell Common – Sand Pit – 10am to 2pm – What3Words: crush.tens.slip
Tuesday 4th April – Whitmoor Common – Signed from Salt Box Road car park – 10am to 2pm – What3Words: lifts.opera.commented
Wednesday 5th April – Lightwater Country Park – Education hut – 10am to 2pm – What3Words: avoid.truffles.loudness
WHAT TO EXPECT…
- Meet the local crew
- See the kit used to tackle wildfires
- Learn key outdoor safety tips
- Meet your local Thames Basin Heaths wardens
- Learn about heathland
- Enter a wildfire poster competition – with prizes!
*Emergencies permitting, the Fire & Rescue Service will have fire engines for children to clamber on!
FREE. Suitable for all, especially families with school age children. Drop-in anytime between 10am and 2pm. Well behaved dogs on leads welcome.
NO BOOKING REQUIRED!
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