Tuesday 7 Aug 2007
DERBY COUNTY STARS GET THE NO MESSIN'! MESSAGE
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Two Derby County stars have given their backing to Network Rail’s No Messin’ Live! Summer campaign which hits Derby next week.
Stephen Pearson, who fired Derby into the Premiership at Wembley back in May and David Jones took time out from pre season training to meet Network Rail's Safety Education Team to learn about the company's No Messin' Live! event in Derby next week, which aims to raise awareness of railway safety amongst young people by giving them ideas about positive ways to spend their time, rather than play on the railway. David Jones said: "There's no excuse for messing around on train tracks. You may think you're clever and fast but a train is quicker and what's clever about getting yourself killed? No Messin' Live! is a great way of finding a better way to spend your time, whether it's trying out sports, like football or boxing, or skills such as mixing and having a laugh with your mates too." No Messin’ Live! will be taking place at Moorways Centre, Moor Lane, Allenton, Derby, DE24 9HY from 11am to 5pm on Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 August. The event is free for all young people aged between 9-16 years old.
Notes to editors
The No Messin' campaign isn't just for the holidays. Network Rail has a team of dedicated Railway Crime Education Managers working closely with other parts of the railway industry, offering railway safety information and visiting schools, young offending teams, youth clubs and local authorities throughout the UK In the first 6 months of 2007, there have been 1093 recorded route crime incidents in the East Midlands, including: ‘Near Misses’ - 66 Trespass - 309 Missile Throwing - 273 Vandalism - 104 A number of images are available on request of young people trespassing on the railway Last summer, almost 20,000 young people attended 10 No Messin' Live! events that took place throughout England, Wales and Scotland Find out more: http://www.no-messin.com
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