Just as the country is gearing up for this year's Eurovision song contest Cheryl Baker - one of the contest’s legends - has teamed up with a Medway firefighter for a fire engine karaoke special.

The sing-a-long, which has an important message, takes inspiration from Peter Kay’s car share and James Corden’s carpool karaoke sessions, but is aimed at raising awareness of home safety.

CAREPool karaoke has been created by firefighters from Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) to help raise the profile of their free safe and well visits, which promote home safety and help thousands of people across the county live safer lives.

The light-hearted video features Cheryl and firefighter Al Faulkner sitting in the back of a fire engine singing a few of Buck Fizz’s biggest hits, including Land of Make Believe and Making Your Mind Up.

The video, all done with tongue-in-cheek and plenty of laughter, sees Cheryl explain why she got involved with the project and decided to work with firefighters.

She said: “I think it’s absolutely brilliant that our fire service visits homes around Kent and Medway making sure people are safe, and that they have working smoke alarms; especially if they’re living with dementia, or if they have a disability.

"It’s brilliant. I don’t think the general public are aware of the visits, and that KFRS can help people like this - and that the visits are absolutely free.”

The film is a parody mix of Peter Kay’s Car Share; which returns to BBC One tonight, Monday), and James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke.

CAREpool Karaoke takes the same premise - two people heading to work, singing and chatting along the way, but the KFRS version is about Cheryl and Al driving to someone's home to help them feel safer, with a safe and well visit.

Al Faulkner, watch manager based at Rochester fire station added: “When the idea was first pitched to me I immediately thought ‘how could I sing with Cheryl Baker? I’d be so nervous!’ - I clearly remember watching Cheryl and Bucks Fizz win the contest in 1981.

"But the nerves soon vanished and Cheryl was great, as you’d expect, and we soon struck up a friendship and we were away with the singing. It was great fun.

He added: “We know so many people across Kent and Medway can and do benefit from one of our safe and well visits, so to raise awareness in a fun but meaningful way, we hope will connect with people and encourage others to call us or to refer someone they know who would benefit from living a safer life.”

For free fire safety advice and to book a free safe and well visit, call KFRS on 0800 923 7000 or search KFRS safe and well.