We can confirm that University bars now have drink toppers and testing kits. Both resources are available to request behind each bar and Security Services have a supply of drink toppers available to collect in Royal Fort. Bar staff have also been trained in the Ask for Angela scheme.
Resilife will be doing outreach at North Village on 24 January, to find out more click here.
Finally, Ruth Day (Bristol SU’s Student Living Officer), along with SU staff, has been working with the Student Resolution Service to review what information on spiking is available on both SU and University webpages.
We've had confirmation that the University bars have ordered drink toppers and testing kits which we hope will be in place shortly.
We're still awaiting updates on the rest of our funding requests but are hopeful to be able to provide an update in the new year.
We're hosting a harm reduction drop-in session ahead of New Year (30 December) where you can get advice and support on drugs and alcohol, and get trained to use and pick up a free reagent drug testing kit! Contact TheDrop@bdp.org.uk to book in or or text / WhatsApp 07814617687. Sessions can be offered online if you’re self-isolating.
Last week we published a joint statement with the university on drink spiking, and we told you we’d be continuing work on safer nights out.
This week ‘Girls Night In Bristol’ are calling a boycott of Bristol clubs this Wednesday which has already seen a huge amount of support online. We’ll be supporting the boycott this week.
There are lots of campaigns in this space at the moment, including the Bristol Rules campaign, and Reclaim which is led annually by the Bristol SU Women’s Network.
We’ve also partnered with ResiLife to have an outreach team at Hiatt Baker Transport Hub this Saturday from 10pm-3am who will be meeting students with food, water, condoms, and support available.
We’ll be continuing to support ongoing work in this area as well as:
In the past few weeks we've taken several actions to continue this piece of work:
Stay tuned for updates!