B and FC students champion project to improve safety in Blackpool

The simple code-word campaign encourages people who are feeling vulnerable – particularly in dating situations – to discreetly seek help by going to the bar to 'Ask for Angela' - a phrase aimed at alerting bar staff they may need assistance.

Sue Crosbie, employability team manager at B&FC, added: “We heard about the success of the Ask for Angela campaign in other parts of the country and spoke to some students about whether they felt it would work in Blackpool.

“We regularly raise these kinds of issues in our weekly progress meetings and students from our public services programme felt this would be a good project for them to take forward.”

Cllr Gillian Campbell, Blackpool Council Deputy Leader and Chair of BSafe, said: “We know that the majority of people that use online dating services and go on dates are honest and genuine, however, some people can pose as someone else and do have ulterior motives.

B&FC student David Shackleton presenting to licensees at Blackpool’s Pubwatch meeting