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Oldham Fire Station proved it was right at the heart of the community when it hosted a five-week language course.
People from the Oldham community who do not speak English as their first language used the fire station as their base for a programme of learning events.
Oldham Fire Station has recently been involved in a pilot project and hosted an ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) course at the station.
The partnership involved GMFRS, Workers Educational Association (who delivered the course) and Job Centre Plus (who referred people from the community to attend).
The five-week course, held one morning each week, will allow 11 men and women from the borough to communicate better in English day-to-day, have a better quality of life and involve themselves with the wider community
One of the sessions was delivered by Mark Thompson, Community Fire Safety Officer, who presented a workshop on fire safety in the home, encouraging everyone to take up the offer of a free Home Safety Check.
This is the first of a series of ESOL courses to be held at Oldham and the project will be evaluated with a view to more courses being hosted at fire stations throughout Greater Manchester.
For a FREE Home Safety Check, during which firefighters give advice on safety in the home and may fit up to two free smoke alarms, please call 0800 555 815 or go to www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/fire_safety_advice/home_fire_risk_assessments.aspx
For further information please contact Yasmin Bukhari, Bridging Cultures Co-ordinator on bukhariy@manchesterfire.gov.uk or telephone 0161 608 4255.
