A YOUTH bus is gearing up to tour Rowley Regis as part of Sandwell's Safer 6 campaign.

Young people can hop on board and get involved with activities as well as discuss issues and find out how best to keep safe during the autumn months.

It features laptops with 4G internet access, a DJ workstation, a PlayStation games room with PS3 and PS4, an Xbox 360 with Kinect and a 'chill out' and workshop area as well as arts and craft activities.

The bus has already been in Oldbury and will pull up at Britannia Park on Thursday October 16 from 5pm until 6.45pm and at Cradley Heath Community Centre, Reddal Hill Road, from 7pm until 8.30pm.

It will by the Brickhouse Estate, Harvest Road, on Saturday October 18 from 2pm until 4pm.

The Safer 6 campaign involves a wide range of organisations in Sandwell joining forces and targeting their resources to help keep the borough safe and clean as the nights draw in and during the bonfire and fireworks season.

Sandwell Council, Sandwell Police and West Midlands Fire Service and are all involved in the scheme.

Councillor Simon Hackett, the council's cabinet member for children's services, said: “Organisations work closely together day in day out to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour.

"Safer 6 is all about us targeting our efforts and providing added reassurance, crime prevention and safety during the darker nights, fireworks and bonfire season - a time of year when problems can often increase and more young people may become victims of crime.

"We use the bus and youth activities all year round to build relationships with young people and it will be putting on extra sessions in each town during Safer 6."