Safer Nights Out Promised For Wolverhampton Revellers
An innovative campaign to help revellers get home safely after a festive night out in Wolverhampton returns this weekend.
By Kelson Conteh
Through the Safer Nights initiative, the Epic Youth Café based on Lichfield Street provides somewhere safe and warm for people of all ages to wait for a licensed taxi after their night out – they are also given a free hot drink and a glass of water.
The scheme launches on Saturday 29th November and will operate every Friday and Saturday night until December 27th.
Councillor Elias Mattu, Wolverhampton City Council’s Cabinet Member for Leisure and Communities, said: “Wolverhampton is a great place to enjoy a night out, especially at Christmas. Safer Nights is intended to make sure that visitors to the city centre get home safely in a licensed taxi after a night out.”
Safer Nights supports the existing taxi warden service, helping revellers get a licensed taxi home, which operates from Bilston Street. The British Red Cross will also be providing medical assistance at the Epic Youth Café for revellers who have had one too many. Wolverhampton council continues to make safer nights possible for its citizens.
