As the festive season approaches and plans are in place for Christmas parties, revellers will flock into Wrexham town to enjoy their celebrations.
In order to ensure that people can have a safe and enjoyable night out in the town, Wrexham Community Safety Partnership have for the fifth year in succession launched the ‘Call Time on Violent Crime Christmas Campaign.’
The 2009 Campaign brings together several agencies and businesses from across the County Borough, including Police, health, the Ambulance Service, Street Pastors, who will work in partnership to reduce and prevent anti social behaviour and alcohol related crime in the town centre.
The main aim of the campaign, which has various aspects to it, is to encourage people to go to Wrexham Town Centre to enjoy a safe night out.
Throughout the festive season the partnership will be promoting the “Think B4U Drink – Know UR Limits” message, and pub and club licensees in the town are supporting the campaign by encouraging staff to wear the ‘Think B4 U Drink – Know Ur Limits T-shirts.
The message will also be promoted via a radio advertising campaign and also Bluetooth technology in the town centre, on key nights during the festive season.
As his first initiative as Town Centre Inspector got under way, Alex Goss said: “We want everyone to be safe and enjoy themselves in Wrexham over the Christmas period.
“We would encourage people to drink responsibly and be mindful of the fact that excessive drinking can affect behaviour and this in many instances can lead to serious consequences. Our message is very clear; anyone behaving irresponsibly or violently will be dealt with quickly and efficiently. Violence will not be tolerated in Wrexham. ”
Hannah Grew, senior assistant manager of Liquid /Envy nightclub explained that staff will be wearing T-shirts and in the run up to the festivities they will displaying messages on projectors, using tag lines and logos as well as specially commissioned jingles.
“We embrace the campaign whole heartedly. Having the biggest venue, we have the greatest capacity to get the promotional messages out,” she said.
Sgt Dave Marsden added: “By linking with partners like the Ambulance we work together with rapid response to help people and try to keep people away from A and E.”
The launch of the 2009 Call Time on Violent Crime Campaign was held at Liquid Night Club on Brook Street Wrexham.
Insp Goss, who has moved from Wrexham North, is hoping to introduce other initiatives to tackle violent crime in the town, which will involve working with all partner agencies and will provide reassurance and advice to people of all ages.
“I am very much looking forward to the next couple of years in Wrexham. The town is very much in the spotlight in North Wales and we want to make it a safer place for people to work, live and visit.”
