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Forty-seven children from Chetwynd Road Primary School in Beeston, Notts, have dared to say “No” to illegal drugs and anti-social behaviour.

They have all graduated with honours from the programme run at the school by the anti-drugs education charity DARE and were presented with certificates at a special ceremony at the school. .

The ceremony was attended by the Mayor of Broxtowe, Coun. John Longdon and included original poetry and drama from the graduates, as well as a lively performance of the DARE song and an appearance by the life-size DARE lion.

Dare UK is a National Charity which delivers life skills and drugs education to youngsters aged nine to 16.

It was brought to the UK in Nottinghamshire 16 years ago and is popular in more than 280 of the county’s schools.

DARE programmes are delivered by serving or retired police officers and teaching staff.

The successful DARE message is now being taken up by schools in other East Midlands counties and is being introduced in Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire.

Coun. Longdon said: “Dare is absolutely brilliant and it has the support of the council. It gives children who are about to go to secondary school the self-awareness and confidence to say no to the temptations and dangers they may face.”

Chetwynd Road Primary School’s head teacher, Graeme Robins said: “Dare is an essential part of our curriculum and contributes to the all-round education of our children. It helps them to make the right decisions to choose a healthy lifestyle.”

The DARE officer who delivered the programme to the school, Kathy Cross said: “I am very proud of all these new DARE graduates and I know they are now well prepared to make informed choices and to deal successfully with the challenges they will face in the future.”

The Mayor of Broxtowe, Coun. John Longdon joins the DARE lion and DARE officer, Kathy Cross, to congratulate new graduates at Chetwynd Road Primary School in Beeston, Notts.

The drug education and lifeskills charity, DARE, has been given a £2240 boost, thanks to a donation from the Mayor of Broxtowe.

DARE, which teaches hundreds of youngsters how to avoid the dangers of illegal drugs, violence, anti social behaviour and bullying, was one of the nominated charities for the past Mayor, Councillor Sue Wildey, who retired in May.

She handed over a cheque to the DARE CEO David Gilbert and Chair of Trustees, Kate Allsop at a special ceremony at Broxtowe Town Hall.

Coun. Wildey said: “DARE does a tremendous amount of good work in schools and their programmes are an established part of the curriculum. I was amazed to discover that they were a charity – they provide a service which should be automatically offered to schoolchildren everywhere.

“I made them one of my nominated charities during my year in office and I am very pleased to be able to donate this amount of money to such a worthwhile venture.

“Their work is more essential than ever in helping children to develop the skills they need to combat some the many dangers they face in the modern world.”

DARE CEO, David Gilbert said: ”We are delighted to get this degree of support from the Mayor and the people of Broxtowe. We are thrilled that Coun. Wildey decided to nominate us. Times are hard for charities in the present climate. This is a significant amount of money and could mean that more than 100 more children will benefit from our programmes.”

DARE operates in more than 280 Nottinghamshire schools and the charity is currently expanding its operations into Derbyshire, Leicestershire and South Yorkshire,

The programmes are delivered by a serving or retired police officer in conjunction with teaching staff.

DARE chair of trustees, Kate Allsop (left) and CEO David Gilbert (right) – along with the familiar DARE lion mascot, receive the cheque from Coun. Sue Wildey, (centre).