20+ businesses join scheme to offer vulnerable people a “safe place” when visiting Wrexham

More than 20 businesses and organisations across Wrexham have signed up to an initiative to help make sure that everyone who visits Wrexham can have a place to go and feel safe if needed.

The “Safe Place” initiative, which is being run by SWS (Standards of Wrexham Services), aims to provide an environment for people visiting the town who may feel panicked, stressed or particularly vulnerable.

Part of a wider and national scheme, “Safe Place” offers people the security of knowing they, or people they care about, have a safe place to go in times of need. This is done by a sign displayed in a shop window, pub, library, council building etc showing that the area is a “Safe Place” for people to use.

Last month businesses across Wrexham were encouraged to sign up to the “Safe Place” scheme to help make sure that everyone visiting the can have a safe place where they can go to when if they’re feeling anxious, panicked, stressed or particularly vulnerable.

Over 20 businesses / organisations have now signed up, with even more completing their forms to join.

Places already signed up are

• • Boots Eagles Meadow
  • The Entertainer
  • Martin Rees Jewellers
  • Starbucks Eagles Meadow
  • The Lemon Tree
  • Yellow Cars Taxi Travel and Sweets
  • Contact Wrexham
  • Avow
  • Dewis CIL
  • Wrexham Library
  • Rhos Library
  • Ruabon Library
  • Coedpoeth Library
  • Brynteg Library
  • Rhos Library
  • Cefn Mawr Library
  • Llay Park Resource Centre
  • Gwersyllt Resource Centre
  • Cunliffe Centre
  • Greenacres WCBC
  • Chirk Library

Users will be registered and will carry a “Safe Places Card” with telephone numbers on which they should always have with them. Once in a “Safe Place” staff will be able to use the telephone numbers to ring a family member or close friend to come and provide support.

All training is provided by SWS and will last no more than 20 minutes.

Cllr Joan Lowe, lead member for health and adult social care, said: “We’ve had an absolutely amazing response and I would like to thank everyone who has come forward to offer help under this very important scheme.”

If you would like to register to become a safe place then contact 01978 298475 and ask for Debbie or Nicole or email [email protected] or [email protected].