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Gallery Latest News Documentary |
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| SOS Bus Social |
| A social for all our volunteers was held at the OPEN Venue with the team trying out the new climbing... |
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| Ann Weinstock visit |
| Ann Weinstock Central Governments Director of the Youth Taskforce came to visit the SOS Bus in Norwich. |
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| Blackburn SOS Bus conference |
| The second SOS Bus conference was hosted by Blackburn and delegates from all the 'sister' projects and interested parties attended. |
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07833 505505
Friday and Saturday 9.00pm - 3.00am
07833 505505
Friday and Saturday 9.00pm - 3.00am
How the project started
In late 2000 two teenagers were found dead in the river after a night out in the city clubland area. A short while later a third young person was found dead in the toilets of a city nightclub due to alcohol related problems. The age of these youths was from 17-21 years of age.
These tragic events received a lot of media attention in the local papers. The City’s nightclub Managers decided to come together and form a Nightclub
Liaison Committee. They invited statutory and voluntary agencies to join with them to try and prevent any further tragedies.
1. A radio system that linked all the clubs, pubs and the police together.
2. A sticker that could be displayed in pub and club windows which showed that anybody in trouble could use the phone at those premises, free of charge, to phone for help or to call home.
3. A safe haven for people to attend at time of need for whatever reason.
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SOS Sticker The ‘SOS - Phone a friend from here’ sticker was designed by a local company and printed and paid for by our local Evening News.
SOS Bus (safe haven) A local church -Proclaimers in Norwich - offered the use of their ex-Berlin city bus as a mobile safe haven. It is a 57 foot long bendi-bus with running water, power and heating. The community and local businesses provided all the items that were required to make the project work. Within six weeks the SOS Bus was on the streets. The launch date was 27th April 2001.
Sainsburys at Longwater Charity support
Sainsburys at Longwater have made the SOS Bus project their charity of the year for 2009/2010. Please go along and support us by putting some change in the buckets on the tills!
The launch of the new and improved SOS Bus project took place on Friday 21st November 2008
The money from the campaign to purchase new vehicles after the breakdown of the old SOS bendi-bus has enabled the project to expand with the purchase of two new vehicles - an 11.8m Optare Versa and an 8.8m Optare Solo.
The Versa is the new SOS/Educational Bus and is available during the day for use by schools and agencies as well as being out at the weekend operating as a safe haven.
The Solo is a fully equipped medical unit, providing increased medical care to clients and therefore saving the resources of the A&E department. Both buses are operational during an SOS bus shift.
East of England Ambulance Service are running First Responder scheme using the SOS Bus as a city centre base of operations and also have their own vehicle for quick response.
Please see the rest of our website for more information.
From April 2001 to November 2008 the Original SOS Bus helped 5050 people
From November 2008 the new SOS Bus has helped 502 people and the Medical Unit has given aid to 216 people
Please see our Press section for more detailed statistics
Mission Statement
"The SOS Bus is a multi-agency initiative to meet the needs of any person in Norwich's clubland at night. It is a first point of contact for those whose well-being is threatened by: inability to get home, illness or injury, emotional distress or other vulnerability"
Primary purpose of project
To offer immediate assistance to clients at risk presenting themselves to the facility.
"The SOS Bus is a multi-agency initiative to meet the needs of any person in Norwich's clubland at night. It is a first point of contact for those whose well-being is threatened by: inability to get home, illness or injury, emotional distress or other vulnerability"
Primary purpose of project
To offer immediate assistance to clients at risk presenting themselves to the facility.
Such client needs could be:
Please browse our site using the contents list on the left. You'll find lots of information about the Home Safe & Sound Project, the SOS Bus, and all about the people & organisations who help to run it, and who have helped to get it up and running.
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