A Big Thank You: Shoutout to local outreach worker Roxy Ruthy for sharing her real-life experience from Luton and Bridgwater!

  • The Problem: Street drinkers on the Cornhill make the centre feel unsafe and harm local businesses, while simply moving them on fails to solve the issue.

  • The Solution: Luton implemented a "Teamwork Plan," directly connecting council and charity services, including outreach, mental health, and addiction support, to get people off the streets. The main organisation coordinating things was NOAH Enterprise.

  • Bridgwater's Opportunity: This proven, credible solution can be adopted right here to address local needs. Take a look at the short videos, Q and As and further resources.

Videos about NOAH Enterprise

This shows you the Day Centre. We need one in Bridgwater!

Will the new Devolution deal and promised by Andy Burnham create this sort of service right here?

Q and As
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Further Reading

Click and look at these real-world examples to see how other towns helped street drinkers get off the streets and into a better life:

  • The Luton Way: A Safe Daytime Hub

    • What it is: How a charity called NOAH Enterprise created a safe daytime building where people can get hot food, drinks, showers, and help—so they don’t have to hang out in shopping areas.

    • Where to look: Read about it on the NOAH Enterprise Welfare Centre Page.

  • Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Joined-Up Help

    • What it is: A look at how outreach workers teamed up directly with CCTV, mental health teams, and police to check on people and guide them to help.

    • Where to look: Read the report on Social Enterprise UK on NOAH Enterprise.

  • Getting Help for Addiction

    • What it is: How special groups help people tackle drinking problems and find safe places to live.

    • Where to look: Find out more through Change Grow Live.

  • My original Social Media Graphic ‘What works’- this has had a good response by local people, fed up of ‘drift’ on this issue and has even been liked by the leader of Somerset Council Bill Revans!

Get in Touch

If you have any other examples of other places in the UK getting this right or want to contribute to this, please contact me.