Nightlife News

The conference was a fantastic day of meeting one another and hearing some inspiring and challenging speakers. More will be posted here over the next few weeks as we develop the Christian Nightlife Initiatives Network.
Feedback and thoughts from the day are here.
Photos from the day are here.

Letter regarding the Street Angels, Ambassadors and St John Ambulance Tilley Award shortlisting - out of 147 entries we made the final 12 - not bad going - just didn't make the final 3.... We have won the Regional Award though!
I am sorry to tell you that your Tilley entry 'Crime Reduction in Halifax Town Centre (during day & night) 'has not been selected for the national Tilley Award finals.




The judges faced a difficult task in reviewing twelve strong applications and judges who have sat on previous Tilley... [read more]

Halifax Street Angels has become the fourth organisation in Calderdale to be awarded the prestigious "Investing in Volunteers" award.
The award is the UK quality standard which helps organisations to review volunteer management and demonstrate the commitment to the valuable input of volunteers. The process, which takes place over a year, involves interviews with volunteers, completing a quality standard document, and input from an assessor.
Steve Blackman of Voluntary Action Calderdale, who sponsored the costs of the Award through the Capacity Builders (sub regional) fund said, "I'm delighted the Halifax Street Angels have achieved IIV accreditation because it... [read more]

The leaders of the Salvation Army in UK and Ireland became Street Angels on Saturday as part of a visit to Halifax.
Commissioners John and Elizabeth Matear were in the town to celebrate the 126th anniversary of the work of Halifax Salvation Army.
Part of the visit included meeting Street Angel volunteers in Fairtrade Cafe before joining a team on patrol in the town. The couple met clubbers and heard some of the success stories of the Street Angels project including the contribution volunteers have made towards a 42% reduction in violent crime in the town centre.
... [read more]

http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/Police-chief-next-up-in.4176605.jp
HAVE you ever wanted to quiz your favourite celebrity or pose a question to someone in the public eye?
Now is your chance because the Courier has teamed up with Yoosk, a new website which puts you in direct touch with the stars on our screens, the well-known and important local figures.
Readers are now being asked to come up with a series of questions - the best of which will then be put to the person in the hot seat.
Next up is Calderdale's Acting Chief Superintendent Alan Ford.
Mr Ford worked for... [read more]

Many thanks to all the Street Angels who helped and all who supported Street Angels stall and procession....
The procession raised £73.76
Competition Sheets raised £37.20
Ticket Sales raised £18.50
Alcohol Awareness Surveys raised £375.00
Meaning a grand total of £504.46
Pictures are on our Facebook Group (search Street Angels in Facebook) or:
www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2356&l=26ef0&id=1313964987

An email from The Tilley Awards - a joint Ambassadors, Street Angels and St John bid for this Home Office award....
Dear All,



Thank you for entering the 2008 Tilley Awards. I am delighted to tell you that your project has been nominated for your Government Office/Welsh Assembly Government area Regional Award and in addition you have reached the national short list - congratulations!



All twelve short listed entries will now be reviewed by our esteemed judging panel and the three finalists will be identified... [read more]

The April Newsletter is now on-line at:
www.streetangels.org.uk/sites/227/docs/aprilnewsletter.pdf
Also look at the Street Angels Podcast....
http://otbt.btpodshow.com/
Also photos on our Facebook site....
Have fun...

Don't forget you can download the latest Street Angels each month from the Newsletters option on the Main page menu...
The March newsletter is at:
www.streetangels.org.uk/sites/227/docs/marchnewsletter.pdf
Old newsletters are in the Downloads page...

The following was mentioned in the House of Commons on Wednesday 6th February 2008 at Prime Ministers Question Time...
Linda Riordan asked: In Halifax town centre, violent crime has recently fallen by 40 per cent. In congratulating the various agencies involved in achieving that result, will the Prime Minister look to increase the number of police officers in Halifax so that crime continues to fall?
Gordon Brown replied: I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who refers to excellent work by the police in her area. The reason that is possible is that we now have the highest... [read more]

Street Angels is one of the projects featured on the Hope 08 leaflet which is hoping to be delivered to every house in Calderdale...
Web Links featured on the leaflet: www.caphalifax.org.uk / www.cicscalderdale.org.uk / www.noahsarkcafe.org.uk / www.fairtradehalifax.org.uk / www.streetangels.org.uk / www.projectcolt.org.uk / www.thepool.org.uk / www.kidschurch.org.uk / www.xsite.uk.net / www.staugustinescentrehalifax.org.uk / www.heatherwood.org.uk - to open in a new tab /; window right click on web address.

Halifax Ice Sculpture Trail



Halifax Town Centre Management have teamed up with The Halifax (bank) and Marks and Spencers to put together the very first Halifax Ice Sculpture Trail on Sunday 16th December.

Ever wondered how ice sculptures are carved? Ever seen them in the movies and wanted to see them in real life? Well now is your chance to get up close and watch a live carving demonstration on Sunday 16th December between 10am and 4pm in Halifax town centre.

For the first time ever an... [read more]

Both Bradford and Pontefract Street Angels launched this weekend... (7/8 December) - both reported a good weekend with many people thankful for the work they are carrying out.... Well done to teams in both Pontefract and Bradford...
Bradford made BBC's Look North:
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And Telegraph and Argus:

Last Updated: Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 15:53 GMT
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'Street angels' to help revellers

Street angels will take care of drunken revellers
Dozens of volunteer "street angels" will be patrolling the highways of a West Yorkshire city to help revellers who have over-done the festive cheer.
About 40 people will take part in the scheme, which has been organised by city centre churches in Bradford after a successful trial in Halifax.
The "angels" will be on-hand to help people in distress as a result of... [read more]

Bishop's night on the tiles
On patrol with volunteers Richard Vautrey, Lesley Enock and Rev Liz Smith on Boar Lane
By Debbie Leigh
The Bishop of Ripon and Leeds left his mitre at home and hit the city's nightspots on a mission to help revellers stay safe.
Along with other senior church figures the Rt Rev John Packer joined Leeds' new Street Chaplains on their first patrol of one of the city's booziest routes.
The group of 21st century Good Samaritans will take to the streets of Yorkshire's clubbing capital from around 11pm to 2am... [read more]

Lib Dem hopeful praises crime team
By Megan Featherstone
LIBERAL Democrat leadership contender Nick Clegg was impressed by Calderdale's crime-fighting groups when he visited Halifax.
The Sheffield Hallam MP and Shadow Home Secretary met with representatives from a range of organisations working to reduce crime in Calderdale.
He listened to explanations of the work carried out in the district by the town centre management team, town centre ambassadors, the Street Angels and Calderdale Council, in partnership with West Yorkshire Police.
Mr Clegg said it was "fantastic" to hear about the positive impact of the ambassadors... [read more]

Sheffield Hallam MP Nick Clegg will be coming to Halifax on Friday 2th November. Clegg is the hot favourite to replace Ming Campbell as Leader of the Lib Dems when the Party announces the result of the contest on 17th December. Malcolm James, Chair of Greetland & Stainland Lib Dems, who has organised the visit said, "we're looking forward to hearing Nick speak at our Dinner - there will be 90 Lib Dem members and friends from all over Calderdale listening carefully to what he has to say before casting their vote in the leadership election!"

Earlier... [read more]

'Angels' take to streets - Telegraph and Argus, 20/10/07
By Ali Davies
A new angelic' scheme to make Bradford a safer place to be over the weekend is about to start.
Street Angels is a project already pioneered by churches in Halifax and tried out in other cities around the UK and there are proposals to now bring it into Bradford.
City centre vicar, the Reverend Chris Howson, said it is not a vigilante-style approach and does not sidestep the role of the police, but it hopes to be able to offer help to vulnerable people... [read more]

From Yorkshire Post - 17/10/07:
Angels' project aims to cut street crime
By Fiona Evans
A Christian scheme pioneered in Halifax to cut crime will be hitting the streets of Bradford by the end of the year.
The Street Angels scheme has led to a 42 per cent reduction in drink-related crime in areas where it operates on Friday and Saturday nights in Halifax and has proved so successful that it has also been launched in Wakefield, Huddersfield and Pontefract.
Under the scheme small patrols of volunteers, marked by high visibility jackets, walk through a... [read more]

From Pontefract and Castleford Express - 23/8/07
Crime crusaders
STREET ANGELS: Wayne Phillips, chairman of Churches Together, (left) and Harry Merrick, verger at All Saints' Church with Street Angels campaigners.

COURAGEOUS crime crusaders will take to the streets to tackle the bloody trend of booze-fuelled violence in Pontefract town centre.

Church leaders across the town have pledged to set up Street Angels - volunteers who will patrol trouble hotspots from 9pm to 3am every weekend to safeguard the lives of revellers on nights out in the town.
Wayne Phillips, chairman of... [read more]