No Messin'!
Kieran's Xbox surprise - thanks to safety course
A YOUNG football fan has benefited from learning the rail safety message through a campaign supported by The Northern Echo.
Ten-year-old Kieran Nugent was rewarded for attending a No Messin! course in the summer when he was presented with an Xbox at Middlesbrough FC's replay against Hull on Tuesday night.
Boro winger Stewart Downing, an ardent supporter of the Network Rail campaign, gave the youngster the games console.
The England international said: "I think the No Messin'! campaign is a fantastic idea. I'm tempted to say that it's on the right track. Seriously, it's an important message that I would advise young people to listen to."
Middlesbrough fan Kieran attended a two-day event in Stockton last summer and, as part of the activities, was entered into a draw to win the Xbox.
As an extra surprise, Middlesbrough arranged for him to go to the match - and to be presented with his prize by Stewart.
An overwhelmed Kieran said: "I really enjoyed the event last summer, especially the climbing wall and the surf machine. It's a really good way of trying something new for free."
In the past year, almost 50 people were killed and hundreds more were injured on the railways, crossing the tracks, taking short cuts, messing around or playing chicken. Research shows that the majority of these were young people.
The No Messin'! campaign promotes alternative activities which young people can get involved with.
The website, www.no-messin. com, has details of these plus, in the summer, more live events where young people can try a new activity.
8:31am Friday 19th January 2007
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