SAFETY AT NIGHT
Lancashire Police have teamed up with Edge Hill University and a range of partners to help create a personal safety campaign for students
SAFE & MERRY CHRISTMAS
DS Diane Higham with members of the West Lancashire Neighbourhood Policing Team
Through funding from West Lancashire Borough Council’s Community Safety Partnership, the Lancashire Partnership Against Crime (LANPAC) and the Lancashire Violence Reduction Network, students have produced a series of resources aimed at helping others to keep themselves safe during a night out.
The move is part of
spiking drinks covers which have been distributed at licensed premises. The new addition to the campaign
is an awareness video which has been produced by the university’s Creative Writing, Performing Arts, Media and Policing students, highlighting the
impact across West Lancashire. “It’s really important to be aware of the
Lancashire Constabulary’s ongoing work to prevent violence against women and girls and aims to provide information and guidance on where students can go for help and support. During the first phase of the campaign, students at the university’s Marketing Department designed posters providing information on the symptoms of spiking, encouraging people to take care of themselves and their friends. These have been displayed around the university and in local licensed premises. Funding from partners has also provided anti-
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“Keeping young people safe from harm remains a key priority and this work helps to ensure that they can exercise their freedom to enjoy a night out safely.”
dangers of leaving a drink unattended and ways in which students can get support on and off campus. Lynda Brady, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience), Edge Hill University, said: “Our students have been at the centre of this campaign from the very start, and have already provided some fantastic practical ways to stay safe on a night out which have made a real
help and support on offer. This video is a powerful tool to help raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of drink spiking, as well as how to seek help if you need it. “Keeping young people safe from harm remains a key priority and this work helps to ensure that they can exercise their freedom to enjoy a night out safely.” Detective Sergeant Diane
Higham said: ‘We want everyone to feel safe when they enjoy a night out in
Lancashire and this project was born last year out of an increase in the number of reports of spiking. Thankfully, there is no longer an increase in reports but it’s important that people don’t become complacent and continue to do what they can to protect themselves on a night out.” “We will continue to work with our partner agencies and licensed premises to look at prevention and sustainable
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