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Ask For Angela

If someone is feeling uneasy or unsafe, they can get help by asking a member of staff for ‘Angela’. 

Asking for ‘Angela’ is a national campaign used to help keep people safe while out at a bar, restaurant or venue. 

For someone using the code word ‘Angela’ it means that staff will be able to help – they may be able to call a taxi, contact the person’s friends or family or ask the individual causing the distress to leave the venue.

How venues can get involved

We’re working with venues across the district to help prevent and reduce sexual violence and are always looking for more organisations to get involved.

If you are a venue and would like to know about how you can use the scheme or would like your premises highlighted on this webpage, please contact us by email: communitysafety@southandvale.gov.uk or call us on 01235 422590.

Once you’ve joined the scheme, you’ll be able to display an Ask for Angela poster in your toilets and train staff on how they can respond to ensure people remain safe in your venue.

“ASK FOR ANGELA” poster with a safety campaign message. It advises individuals who feel unsafe to discreetly ask for Angela to any staff member for assistance. The poster includes questions like “Do you feel like you are in an unsafe situation?” and “Are you getting unwanted attention or need some help?” It also features a QR code for more information and a logo for National Neighbourhood Watch with the tagline “Stronger Together.

Our venues

Abingdon

  • The Brewery Tap, OX14 5BZ
  • The King’s Head and Bell, OX14 5EA
  • Nag’s Head, OX14 3HX
  • Broad Face, OX14 3HR
  • The Loose Cannon Brewing, OX14 5JX
  • The Black Swan, OX14 3QH
  • Boundary House, OX14 2AA
  • College Oak, OX14 2NA
  • The Narrows, OX14 4AW
  • White Horse, OX14 5DW
  • Punch Bowl, OX14 3HG
  • The Earl of Abingdon, OX14 5AJ
  • The Cherry Tree, Steventon, OX13 6RZ
  • Bowyer Arms, Radley, OX14 3AE

Faringdon

  • The Old Crown Coaching Inn, SN7 7HU
  • The Wheatsheaf, SN7 7AE
  • The Swan, SN7 7BP
  • The Narrows, SN7 7HP

Wantage

  • The Swan, OX12 8AE
  • The Bell Inn, OX12 8AH
  • The King Alfred’s Head, OX12 8AH
  • The Bear Hotel Bar, OX12 8AB
  • The Blue Boar, OX12 8BS
  • Delaney’s Club, OX12 8BU
  • The Royal Oak Inn, OX12 8DF
  • Lord Nelson, OX12 8HL
  • The Lamb Inn, OX12 9AB
  • The Bell, Grove, OX12 7JT
  • The Fox Inn, OX12 0DX

Contact us - Community safety

01235 422590
(Text phone users add 18001 before dialing)

communitysafety@southandvale.gov.uk

Vale of White Horse District Council
Abbey House
Abbey Close
Abingdon
OX14 3JE

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