Hi Resident,

Improved guardianship will be implemented to keep people even safer on a night out in Mansfield.

The ‘street guardians’ will be given training to spot the signs and prevent violence against women and girls in the town centre thanks to the Safer Streets initiative.

The scheme will be delivered in partnership with St John Ambulance to set up a project similar to ‘Operation Vigilant’, which began in Dorset.

This operation saw uniformed and plain clothed officers patrolling outside night-time venues. The guardians will also have First Aid training, high-visibility uniform, and will hand out water.

The scheme would also look to reinvigorate the 'Ask For Angela' campaign with renewed advertising and promotional materials, the scheme allows women  who feel unsafe to discretely approach venue staff and ‘Ask For Angela’ to be given help.

Read the full story here - New funding to enhance safety in Mansfield's night-time economy (pcc.police.uk)