Frankie gives GMFRS staff the lowdown on cerebral palsy

Apprentice Community Safety Advisor, Francesca Martinelli

As someone who has a mild form of Cerebral Palsy, I thought it was important for me to educate Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service staff on the subject and give them my own personal perspective, share my experiences and speak about how CP affects me in day to day life.

Along with Caroline Fahy, who works in equality and diversity, I was able to plan the presentation, by researching a bit more about CP - because even I’m not an expert!

After a Month of planning, and putting together a PowerPoint Presentation we finally got the go ahead for the pilot presentation to be delivered in the community room at Manchester Central Fire Station.

Having done the pilot I think it went amazingly well. Everyone came out better informed said I was brilliant!

I look forward to travelling to other boroughs and educating the masses!

Caroline and I have worked really hard on this presentation, but I don’t want to give too much away, because I will be coming to your borough with my presentation soon.

Apprentice Community Safety Advisor: Francesca Martinelli