THE future of a safety event for children has been secured thanks to a bequest.
Kath Hirst left instructions in her will for money to be left for the Kids And Cops event.
It was an annual summer spectacular she organised for 10 years before her death in 2008.
She was a community champion and worked with young people on Immingham's Ings Estate to ensure it was kept clean.
She founded The Trashpackers community group, recycling household waste.
Kath was invited to Downing Street to meet the then Prime Minister Tony Blair to honour her commitment to a tidy environment, and she collected about 15,000 abandoned shopping trolleys over her many years tidying up Immingham.
Chairman of Kids and Cops, Jean Keyworth, said: "Kath used the money she raised from collecting all those shopping trolleys for the Kids And Cops event.
"She never had a lot of money but what she has given will ensure we can run the event for at least a couple of years.
"The event relies on donations and grants and this bequest has helped us enormously.
"For a woman to give so generously we feel enormous gratitude. She would have enjoyed seeing the success it has become. It is growing year on year."
Kids And Cops will next year celebrate its 21st anniversary and has helped build relations between young people in Immingham and the surrounding villages with the emergency services.
The event held at Healing School entertains up to 190 children aged between eight and 11 years.
They are advised how to stay safe in the summer holidays and not go near pylons, take care on the roads and not to play with matches.
Kids And Cops can cost up to £1,000 to stage each year.
Mrs Keyworth said: "Healing School is brilliant and let us have the venue, but we pay for the prizes, which include mountain bikes, and for raffle prizes and drinks and sweets for the children so they have a fun time learning about how to stay safe. They all get a doggy bag at the end."
