Adult Advisers

The Rules

Lifestyle is open to young people who live in the Humberside Police area, or attend a school, which is in the Humberside Police area, or has a catchment area that takes in the Humberside Police area.
Entrants must be aged between 10 and 16 years old on 31st August 2025
Teams must have between two and five members who can be of varying ages and sexes.
Any member of a team who completes a Lifestyle project will receive a certificate.
While teams are encouraged to spend as much time as possible on their project, only work done between 19th July and 7th September 2025 will be taken into consideration during the judging process.
If, after registration, a member of the team leaves, then the team will be allowed to continue. Please inform the Lifestyle team of any changes in team members by emailing Lifestyle@humberside.police.uk.
A person can only be a member of one team at any one time.
The first 500 young people to register with the project will receive a Lifestyle T-shirt.
All paper logbooks must be received at Pearson Park Police Station, Pearson Park, Hull HU5 2TD, or taken to your local police station, clearly marked ‘Lifestyle’ before 22nd September 2025 for judging
All electronic project entries must be submitted by 22nd September.
Any prizes are for team members only and are not transferable/negotiable.
No team which consists of two or more members who were part of the overall winning team the previous year will be eligible to win the top prize in the current year
The decision of the Lifestyle Project Co-ordinators and judges is final. No discussion or correspondence will be entered into.
The Lifestyle Awards Ceremony will be held at Hull City Hall on the evening of 24th November 2025.
The grand prize for Lifestyle 2025 will be trip to Paris and will take place 27 – 30th July 2026.
Upon registration, you are required to complete the media consent form. This form grants permission for photographs, videos, and details of teams and their projects to be used as promotional material for Lifestyle. If you do not wish for your details to be used in this manner, please indicate your refusal on the consent form. Should you wish to change your response at any time, please contact the Lifestyle team by emailing Lifestyle@humberside.police.uk

Adult Adviser Advice

Being an Adult Adviser for a Lifestyle team is an extremely fun and rewarding job. It’s great watching your team achieve real results whilst helping their community!

We ask every Adult Adviser to assess the project that their team wishes to undertake and the work it involves. You must provide your team with the safety, support and advice they need, especially if their project involves working in dangerous areas.

Due to of the large numbers of young people who register, it is impossible for the police to be involved in their supervision and safety. We therefore rely on YOU to ensure the general well-being and safety of your team.

Staying Safe

Humberside Police’s main priority is to ensure the safety and emotional wellbeing of the young people taking part in Lifestyle. Please assess the activities of your team and ensure they are safe at all times.

Consider the following:

Is the location safe? Is it near a busy road or railway line? Consider water safety near rivers, the seaside, lakes or canals. (See the advice on the Canal and River Trust’s and the Royal Life Saving Society’s websites).
Does your project require protective clothing for the team? Check the weather forecast before your activities. Even collecting aluminium cans can be dangerous if you don’t wear thick gloves – people sometimes dispose of used syringes and needles in empty drink cans to avoid accidental pricking.
Make sure parents or carers know about all the activities their children will be involved in, any risks that might occur and what steps you’ve taken to keep children and young people safe.
Talk to children and young people and explain how you expect them to behave. This is especially important if their behaviour might have an impact on their safety, for example whilst travelling to the venue or taking part in an adventurous activity.

For more advice see: Comprehensive child safety guide | NSPCC

Fundraising

Another important issue concerns teams raising money for their project. We are aware that some teams may be planning to collect money or sell raffle tickets by going from house to house. Collections of this kind are against the law unless some complex legal requirements are met, and any collectors must be 18 years or over. More information can be found here: Fundraising, raffles and lotteries (gamblingcommission.gov.uk).

There are some exceptions to this rule, for further information, you should contact your local Environment and Licensing Department at your local District or Parish Council – links here:

North Lincolnshire Council: Licensing – street activities, trading and charities – North Lincolnshire Council (northlincs.gov.uk)
North East Lincolnshire Council: Charitable collections and lotteries – NELC | NELC (nelincs.gov.uk)
Hull City Council: Licences, permits and registrations – Hull
East Riding of Yorkshire County Council: Street collections and house-to-house collections (eastriding.gov.uk)

We would ask every Adult Adviser to ensure that ALL money is collected and accounted for responsibly by your team. We recommend including receipts in the Logbook where possible. The Community Engagement Team will not accept any money and it is your responsibility to ensure that it is passed to the relevant party or charity.

Permission

It may take a little longer, but ask permission if you need to, BEFORE you start your project. Your project may involve someone else’s land and you will need to get either the owner’s or Local Authority approval before you start.

Project ideas

Over the years Lifestyle teams have had all sorts of ideas for community-based projects. Teams have created wildlife areas at local schools/playgroups, devised anti bullying campaigns, helped at various community support groups, raised awareness of mental health issues, campaigned for greener communities and much, much, more!

Whatever you choose to do, your challenge is to see how much of a difference the team can make to life in your area. By taking part in Lifestyle, teams have not only helped their communities but also learnt a whole host of new skills and grown in confidence along the way. Some teams have left a legacy of their work by making a real difference in their community and we hope you can do the same.

When you register your team, you will be invited to choose one the Challenges, which will offer a theme for you to build your project around.

Local telephone directories and local Councils will be able to point you in the right direction for a number of services such as recycling centres, sports centres, local community centres, charitable organisations and volunteering opportunities. Their website contain lots of information on who can help you to make your project a success, but remember to keep your team safe online.

How to Get Started

You’ve put your team together and registered for Lifestyle. Now we’re challenging you to think of a project you can do, which will help your community. You can do just about anything as long as it helps someone or something.

Past projects have included helping the elderly, organising fun days, and raising awareness of fire safety, recycling, and helping the environment. The choice is yours and you don’t need to do one big project, you can do lots of smaller projects if you like!

Once you’ve decided which project you’re going to do, you need to have a team meeting and decide how you’re going to do it. The most important thing to remember is to write down everything you do in your logbook (even your team meetings). At the end of the summer holidays we have a panel of judges who read about every project sent in, and there are plenty of prizes on offer for successful teams.

Here are some tips for documenting your project:

Tell us what your project is about.
Tell us what you‘ve done and how you’ve done it.
If you are renovating or tidying an area, take before and after photos so that our judges can see what a difference you’ve made!
After meetings, and when you’ve done any work on your project, remember to write it up. If you leave it you may forget!
Be creative. You can add drawings and photographs if you like. If you’re holding any events or while you’re working on your project take photos or videos if you can.
If you receive any ‘thank you’ letters put them in your log book or take a photo of them.
Write down how long each team member has spent working on your project each day. Remember that if you all work for one hour and there are five of you, that’s 5 hours!

Please note: Doing Lifestyle is not just about fund raising. While we know that some teams may need to raise funds for their project, the projects that are successful will be the projects that do the most to benefit the people or places they were intended to help.

Tell Us What You've Done

During your project, keep in contact and tell us about your activities through our social media accounts – on x @HP_LifestyleYET and Facebook @HPYouthEngagementTeam. We would love to come and visit during the summer to see some of your amazing activities!

And remember, the local press love featuring good news stories and taking photographs of Lifestyle teams in action, so while you’re working on your project, contact your local television news, newspaper, or radio station and tell them what you’re doing. You never know, it could be your team that features!

Online Logbook: You can post your activities online throughout your project using the website, including uploading videos and photos. You may also choose to show your activities through PowerPoint presentations. Once you have completed all your activities, make sure you have submitted all your work by 22^nd September 2025.

Paper Logbook: While you’re doing your project, don’t forget to keep writing what you do in your logbook as you go along. That way you won’t forget anything important and it won’t be such a big job to do at the end. When you’ve finished your project, fill the front page of your logbook. Make sure you fill in the names of all the members who are in your team. It is important that you do this just before you send in your log book and not at the beginning, as you may make some changes to your team over the summer. The members named on the front of the log book will be the only ones who receive a certificate and/or any prize awarded.

All paper logbooks must be received at Pearson Park Police Station, Pearson Park, Hull HU5 2TD, or taken to your local police station, clearly marked ‘Lifestyle’ before 22^nd September 2025 for judging. If you are posting your logbook, please make sure that the postage is paid in full. We cannot be responsible for any logbooks that go missing. It is up to you as a team to make sure that your logbook has been received at the Lifestyle Office. We will drop you an email to let you know your log has been received for judging.

If for any reason you do not complete your project, you should complete your logbook with any work that you have done, and you will still receive a Lifestyle certificate for your efforts.

If there is anything you’re not sure about, please contact us.