The scheme is aimed at addressing anti-social behaviour, in line with the Aberdeen Anti-Social Behaviour Strategy, and featured pupils from Burnhaven, Clerkhill, Buchanhaven, Meethill, Dales Park, and Central schools.

The 14 youngsters - all from P6 - ran over a six-week period and covered environmental activities, police and anti-social behaviour, fire service, health issues and First Aid, junior patrol and the mediation service visit.

The culmination of the course came on Wednesday last week when the Junior Wardens were awarded certificates and vouchers from new Peterhead Chief Inspector, Gerry Cronin.

Commenting, Chief Inspector Cronin said: "It is a really achievement for those completing this course and on behalf of all the partners involved, Aberdeenshire Community Safety Partnership, Grampian Police, Grampian Fire Rescue Service and Grampian NHS, I would like to thank the parents of all the children involved for providing support to enable them to participate in the project.

"More importantly, I congratulate the young persons who have successfully completed the course and it gives me great pleasure to present them with their certificates and gift vouchers."

The Junior Wardens - Dean Stewart and Megan Finnie from Burnhaven; James Meek, Aaron McAlpine and Amy Wilson from Clerkhill; Jennifer Cordiner, Fraser Manning and Aaron McLean from Buchanhaven; Abigail Clark and Neil Cantley from Meethilll; Abbey Arthur and Graeme McDonald from Dales Park, and Scott Stephen and Danielle Dawson from Central - have been busy over the past six weeks and it is now hoped to repeat the popular scheme later this year if funding permits.

PC Kevin Forman told the Buchanie: "It's been another resounding success. The community wardens, Ian Kennedy and Cathy Massie, and my colleague PC David Weir and the 14 children who participated have really enjoyed working together and have taken a lot out of it.

"The scheme really has heightened the childrens' awareness of community issues.

"The children have been able to work with various agencies involved and saw what goes on in the local community of Peterhead and actively participated too.

"All the children from the different schools got on so well together and have forged friendships with each other and I think that they learned a lot about themselves and what goes on in the Peterhead community and that's something I hope they'll take with them into secondary school.

"From what I've been hearing, the children have been going back to their classmates and speaking to them about it in a very positive way. That's exactly what we wanted to happen. "

PC Forman said the children had taken a lot of positives and encouragement from the general public in Peterhead as well as the many shopkeepers who took time to speak to the kids and show them how appreciative they were on what they were doing while out on the streets.

"I'd like to personally thank staff at Force headquarters, service centre, Stoneyhill landfill site, Grampian Fire and Rescue and the British Red Cross for their presentations to the children," he said.

"Thanks also to Kate Rigby of Aberdeenshire Community Safety Partnership who provided the funding for the scheme, Chief Inspectors Colin Walker and Gerry Cronin for their support of the scheme, and to all the children who took part as well as the teachers and parents for all their support.

"The scheme has integrated the children into the community and given them a bit of responsibility too. it's been really worthwhile and I hope the scheme will continue in the future."

He added: "One of the boys involved enjoyed the scheme so much that he's volunteered his younger sister to take part in the next scheme!"