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| Visit by Scottish Police |
| The SOS bus was visited by police representatives from Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Strathclyde Police on a fact finding venture.... |
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| From SOS to MBE |
| Colin Lang the pioneer of the SOS Bus project is today the proud recipient of an MBE in the queens... |
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| SOS Bus team members attend reception at Buckingham Palace |
| Two members of the SOS Bus team, Kevin Mercer and Darren Kilpatrick, attended a reception at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday... |
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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.
The SOS Bus has a new home! The SOS bus has moved to the underground car park at the Castle Mall in Norwich and this will be it's new home during the week. The project is most grateful to the team at Castle Mall for providing us with a new parking site.
The SOS Buses site of operation will remain unchanged on Prince of Wales Road.
To date the SOS Bus project has helped 4890 people
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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