Safety is a key issue for National Grid and helping youngsters become aware of the importance of safety in their home environment is a very good place to start. As part of our campaign to raise awareness of gas safety amongst members of the public, market research has identified that one of the lowest awareness age groups of the gas emergency number is in the younger age group.
Sponsorship of the Cub Scout’s Home Safety Badge is an ideal opportunity for highlighting the gas safety message to a large audience of young children across the UK. By targeting a campaign at school children, we are able to instill awareness at a younger age.
The Scouts are well known throughout the UK, with in total 16 million supporters. Currently 25% of the adult population have at least one child in the Scout Movement; 1 in 4 of all boys aged 8-10 is a member of the Cub Scout Section, plus it is now open to both boys and girls with the emphasis being on young people as a whole. National Grid’s sponsorship of the Home Safety Badge will help Cub Scouts learn about the safe use of gas and electricity in the home, as well as raising awareness of everyday problems and how to deal with emergencies.
To gain the badge each Cub Scout has to complete eight activities, contained within an activity pack. The pack, in the form of a poster, contains a word search, a spot-the-errors picture, mark-the-location exercises and some very valuable home safety advice.
If you have children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews who are members of a Cub Scout Group draw their attention to the Home safety Badge - it's fun and easy to gain both the Home Safety Badge and a Certificate issued jointly by The Scout Association and National Grid.