Run yell tell signs
When we were children there used to be ‘Stranger Danger’ signs in all parks and public places warning children of the danger of talking to strangers. Although we are aware that most abuse happens within a family or by someone known to the victim there are still incidents of stranger danger.
MAMAA ran a competition for children to redesign the signs to tell children that it was okay to ‘Run, Yell and Tell’ if someone approached them. This is the logo of the children’s charity ‘Kidscape’ run by Michelle Elliott. The NSPCC initially paid for 50 of these large, colourful metal signs and the British Legion produced them. MAMAA would like the government to sponsor the erection of signs in all children’s play areas.
Before moving to North Wales in 2002 Dee worked with the Community Safety Officers to have signs erected in Parks throughout the Borough of Croydon. They were subsequently erected in Birmingham and Preston.
In August 1997 Labour party member, Lynn Openshaw launched a safety campaign with the signs in Eastbourne and donated £50 to MAMAA for the first sign. Working with the local council Community Safety Officer in Croydon, the first one was put up on Riddlesdown Common in Croydon – an area where 17 children were attacked and abused over many years. The attacker was finally caught and sentenced to 7 years. MAMAA, along with other groups in Croydon, campaigned successfully to have his sentenced increased to 15 years.
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