MORE than 30 shops and businesses in Devizes have signed up to be a Safe Place where anyone feeling vulnerable can go for support.
The scheme started as a pilot study in 2015 but later gained funding from the Wiltshire Police and Crime Commissioner Angus Macpherson to roll it out across the county.
Every business taking part will display a sticker and have staff who will listen, help make a phone call and provide somewhere to sit. It is aimed at anyone feeling vulnerable because they are upset, unwell, having difficulty remembering or have lost their purse.
In Devizes Safe Places are: Age UK Wiltshire, Boots Opticians, Coral Cove, Devizes Library, Healthy Life Co, HSBC Bank, Lloyds TSB Rangebourne Pets, Strakers Estate Agents, The Crown Centre, Wiltshire Council, Alzheimer's Support, Costa Coffee- both shops, Devizes Town Council, Kennet & Avon Canal Trust, Marks & Spencer, Roses of Devizes, Walter Rose & Son, Wiltshire Heritage Museum, Wiltshire Sight, Boots the Chemist, Castle Hotel, Devizes Leisure Centre, Devizes Books, Hare & Hounds, Lansdown Surgery, Morrisons Supermarket, Perfect 10, Sainsburys Supermarket ,The Bear Hotel, Wilkinsons.
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