Hestia are delighted to have launched a new national billboard campaign – made possible thanks to the JCDecaux Community Channel and creative agency, Toaster. The campaign highlights the different forms of domestic abuse and how risk can escalate gradually over time. The campaign is timed to respond to increased incidents often reported during the winter months. The campaign is backed by high street banks and pharmacies including: AIB (NI), Boots, The Co-operative Bank, MediCare, Metro Bank, Morrisons, Nationwide, NatWest, Progressive Building Society, Royal Bank of Scotland, Santander, TSB, Ulster Bank and more. It raises awareness of the thousands of designated Safe Spaces in their high street branches for victim-survivors of domestic abuse. Charities and police forces often report an increase in domestic abuse incidents over…
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Co-op adds all its stores to UK-wide ‘Safe Spaces’ scheme
Committed to offering ‘safe spaces’ in communities, Co-op has added its stores to the National Business Crime Centre (NBCC) scheme which aims to provide provision in the retail sector for anyone feeling unsafe or vulnerable when out and about on the UK’s streets. Also known as Operation Portum, the NBCC Safe Spaces scheme is dedicated to ensuring communities are places where people feel safe and confident, and is focussed on increasing the number of spaces within the retail sector where people are always welcome to can go safely to seek…
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