Pub poster campaign
THE Swindon Community Safety Partnership has launched a poster campaign across pubs and clubs in the town centre to raise awareness about personal safety and the dangers of binge drinking at Christmas.
The poster campaign is part of a wider night-time economy and community safety campaign in Swindon over the festive period, as Swindon Borough Council, the police, ambulance service and licensees work together to promote personal safety and tackle crime, particularly alcohol-fuelled incidents.
The campaign is supported by the Wiltshire Criminal Justice Board.
The personal safety message carried by the poster is aimed at people who are out and about drinking in pubs and clubs in the town centre.
The poster poses the question: ‘Who’s Going To Take You Home Tonight?’, and it shows images of a police car, an ambulance and a taxi. It is designed to stop people in their tracks and encourage them to take stock of their actions, particularly the amount of alcohol that they may be consuming.
The key message is that individuals need to stay aware of what is happening around them and to take personal responsibility to keep themselves and others safe.
Cllr Colin Lovell, Cabinet Member for a Safer and Stronger Borough, said: ” We want people to enjoy the festivities this Christmas, but to keep safe by watching how much they are drinking and remaining aware of their surroundings. The poster aims to remind people about the potentially disastrous consequences of not taking care of themselves.”
The Community Safety Partnership’s white double-decker bus is now parked in the town centre during Friday and Saturday evening until December 24, and is manned by paramedics and the police to help tackle excess alcohol consumption or alcohol fuelled crime.
The Swindon Community Safety Partnership includes: Swindon Borough Council, Wiltshire Police, Swindon PCT, Wiltshire Fire and Rescue, Wiltshire Probation Area, and Wiltshire Police Authority.
The Swindon Community Safety Partnerhship aims to deliver sustainable reductions in crime and disorder, the fear of crime, anti-social behaviour and behaviour adversely affecting the environment; to reduce the harm caused by substance misuse; to reduce criminality; and to improve the quality of life in Swindon