A north-east community group has made a unique donation to young volunteers currently training with the police.
Fraserburgh safety group has met with youngsters enrolled in Police Scotland’s youth volunteer (PSYV) scheme to help give them a better insight into how alcohol affects people.
They did this by presenting the group with a specialist goggles used to simulate impairment.
David Donn, the secretary of the safety group, said: “These goggles can be used among other things to give young people a simulation of what it is like to be drunk and highlights the lack of coordination and visual distortion that presents itself with excessive alcohol consumption.
“PSYV will be using these goggles around Fraserburgh to educate young people in the dangers of excessive alcohol.”
PSYV was launched last year in Fraserburgh.
And it has proved popular with children who have already volunteered for events including galas and the military tattoo in Edinburgh.
They are led by Constable George Sangster, who has been involved in multiple events around the town in the past 12 months – including Fraserburgh’s Super Saturday markets and the Your Voice, Your Choice funding scheme.
Mr Sangster said volunteering helped them bolster their CVs when it came to applying for jobs.
“We’ve had kids with us who are perhaps more socially excluded, and we have had positive feedback from parents and school staff – since becoming involved they are more outgoing,” he added.
The community safety group has also funded a defibrillator for the port’s all-weather sports pitch, Kessock Park.
Mr Donn said: “As part of the safety groups ongoing commitment to providing defibrillators in Fraserburgh the group has also funded a new unit for the Fraserburgh all-weather sports pitch.
“The defibrillator was presented to Michael Murray, chairman of the facility last night.”
