Youngsters will be publicising fire safety checks after a woman and her 17-year-old daughter died in a fire on their estate.

A group of 15 teenagers will be delivering fire service leaflets to homes on the Lower Grange estate offering free safety checks after Rose Adams and her daughter, Joanne, were killed by a fire which swept through their house in Vivien Road last month.

Toller Lane police youth projects officer PC Tim Illingworth said the volunteers wanted to do something positive in light of the tragedy.

And under the division's Work to Play scheme their hard work will be rewarded with tickets for leisure activities.

He said: "Some of the volunteers know the son of the woman who died and they wanted to help. They've done other projects before such as clearing up the community centre and painting over graffiti."

The youngsters, all aged from 11 to 13, take part in activities at Lower Grange Community Centre in Chaffinch Road.

But PC Illingworth said they had a bad reputation among some residents because or their street football games.

"There has been friction between the lads and residents but they don't have the money to pay for leisure activities," he said. "The Work to Leisure scheme is the answer to their problems - they can do something positive in the community and take part in the leisure activities on offer."

Volunteer Duane Farrell, 11, said: "It's a good idea and it keeps us out of trouble."

Under the scheme youngsters earn leisure points by taking part in community work which can be traded in at Odeon Cinemas, Bradford City FC, Bradford Bulls, the city's ice arena, Imax cinema, Transperience Museum or the Richard Dunn Sports Centre.

Fairweather Green fire station commander Neil Butterworth commended the youngsters' actions and said the fire checks were an effective way of passing on fire safety advice.

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