SHILDON Community Safety Group is hosting a safety awareness day next month.

Anyone wanting to attend the event, in Shildon Civic Hall on Wednesday, October 3, is asked to let organisers know by tomorrow. The event will run from 9.10am to 1.15pm and aims to raise awareness of community safety issues.

County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service, Sedgefield Borough Council, Police Community Safety Officers, community wardens and a Nifty Fifties exercise group are all leading sessions. To book, call Susan Horner on 01388-778300.