Little Shopper Stay Safe Scheme

Date of Event: 02/08/2008 - 31/08/2008

Little Shoppers Stay Safe Scheme

Bernie Bear sitting down with child holding a balloon

 

We have a new child safety scheme at Lewisham called Little Shoppers Stay Safe. It is being launched across all Land Securities shopping centres, after the successful pilot

 scheme here at Lewisham Shopping.

Little Shoppers Stay Safe is about putting parents’ minds at rest on day trips out and minimising the trauma of parents becoming separated from their children in busy shopping centres.

Picture of a man surrounded by Stay Safe Balloons

How the scheme works:

Parents collect distribute free wristbands at the Information Desk and fill in emergency contact information.

This wristband then gets attached to their child for the duration of the shopping trip.

The wristband comes with a special information card which tells parents what to do if they become separated from their child, and gives details of a special telephone helpline to call to help reunite them.

We officially launched the scheme with a photocall on Saturday 2nd August using our Bernie the Bear mascot and help from local shopper.