Tranmere are among the first clubs to team up with the Miss Dorothy Programme as part of their community activities .

The Football League Trust have awarded £10,000 to Community teams at six Football League clubs to run the Miss Dorothy programme - Watford, Charlton Athletic, Port Vale, Lincoln City, Tranmere Rovers and Peterborough United, who were presented with awards at Vicarage Road.

The Miss Dorothy programme teaches children aged seven to 10 how to manage everyday risks and lead safer lives.

It is part of the Government's Kids Taskforce scheme, which is supported by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO), the Chief Fire Officers' Association (CFOA) and the Professional Footballers Association (PFA).

Over the coming months, staff from each club will visit schools to educate youngsters about their wellbeing and the benefit of exercise through sport.

Football League Trust General Manager Dave Edmundson and Chairman Mark Arthurs were joined at Vicarage Road by PFA Director of Community John Hudson.

Edmundson said: "We're delighted to support the Kids Taskforce. It provides such an enormous benefit to youngsters across the country.

"By using sport as a vehicle to teach children about safety we hope to engage as many seven to 10 year olds as possible.

"We're aiming to roll out the Miss Dorothy programme to all 72 Football League clubs and use the power of football to really make a difference to people's lives."

Hudson added: "We believe that the Miss Dorothy programme is extremely effective in helping children deal with risk.

"The PFA are fully behind the scheme and are delighted to add our endorsement."