Carmarthenshire safety drive for Six Nations parties
People in Carmarthenshire are being urged to ‘Think Safe, Drink Safe’ while enjoying this year’s Six Nations rugby championship.
Match-days are traditionally very busy for the county’s pubs and for police so the Community Safety Partnership is encouraging fans to drink sensibly and look after their friends.
Wales take on Scotland this Saturday and free bottles of water and lollipops will be handed out in Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford in a bid to cut alcohol-related crime.
Water helps to keep people hydrated and lollies boost blood sugar levels, both of which can combat the effects of alcohol.
Taxi marshals will also be based at Island Place in Llanelli and Blue Street in Carmarthen between 11pm and 4am to help residents get home safely.
In addition, there will be proactive, high-visibility policing and visits to licensed premises.
Community safety manager Kate Thomas said: “Unfortunately, anti-social behaviour and alcohol-induced violence can often occur once people leave late-night bars and nightclubs. By introducing marshals, we can try to make sure that people are able to leave the town centre by taxi as safely and quickly as possible to reduce this risk.
“It is one of a number of initiatives that we are working on to combat late-night anti-social behaviour and alcohol-related crime in the town centres.”
The Community Safety Partnership, which includes the council and police as well as a number of other agencies, is committed to tackling violent and alcohol-related crime which has been identified as one of the partnership’s six priorities for the next three years.
Community Safety Inspector Tony Ward said: “We want to ensure that people have a safe and trouble-free night out; we want them to know their limits and to think about their own personal safety and the safety of others.”
Match-days are traditionally very busy for the county’s pubs and for police so the Community Safety Partnership is encouraging fans to drink sensibly and look after their friends.
Wales take on Scotland this Saturday and free bottles of water and lollipops will be handed out in Llanelli, Carmarthen and Ammanford in a bid to cut alcohol-related crime.
Water helps to keep people hydrated and lollies boost blood sugar levels, both of which can combat the effects of alcohol.
Taxi marshals will also be based at Island Place in Llanelli and Blue Street in Carmarthen between 11pm and 4am to help residents get home safely.
In addition, there will be proactive, high-visibility policing and visits to licensed premises.
Community safety manager Kate Thomas said: “Unfortunately, anti-social behaviour and alcohol-induced violence can often occur once people leave late-night bars and nightclubs. By introducing marshals, we can try to make sure that people are able to leave the town centre by taxi as safely and quickly as possible to reduce this risk.
“It is one of a number of initiatives that we are working on to combat late-night anti-social behaviour and alcohol-related crime in the town centres.”
The Community Safety Partnership, which includes the council and police as well as a number of other agencies, is committed to tackling violent and alcohol-related crime which has been identified as one of the partnership’s six priorities for the next three years.
Community Safety Inspector Tony Ward said: “We want to ensure that people have a safe and trouble-free night out; we want them to know their limits and to think about their own personal safety and the safety of others.”
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