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Nottingham Night Owls
Progress Report September‘15 – December ‘16
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Shift statistics
Litter…………………………………………………………………….……………………………….……………………………..3
Volunteer Hours…………………………………………….……….………………………………………….…………………5
Assistance Given to Students
Ruck Sack Itinerary………………………………………………….……………………………………….………………..…6 Assistance Statistics………………………………………………….…….………………………………….…………………7
Highlights……………………………………….………………………………………….………………………….…….…………………10 Gallery………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………….………………………….11
Introduction Nottingham Night Owls is a student run project aiming to improve the night time safety for students in Nottingham. This progress report is a summary of Nottingham Night Owls achievements since the first shift ran on 28/09/15 –Dec 2016. During this period, Nottingham Night Owls has trained 232 Student – some of these have now graduated so Night Owls currently has 171 active volunteers. The Night Owls run patrols on Wednesday and Thursday nights and will begin patrolling on Mondays on the 27/02/2017. Nottingham Night Owls are also beginning to work with other cities to expand the project, allowing other universities to support their students in this way. None of this would be possible without our dedicated volunteers giving up their time to help their fellow students. If you have any questions about this report or any aspect of Nottingham Night Owls please feel free to get in touch: Night Owls: Email:
[email protected] Website: www.nottinghamnightowls.co.uk Maddy Ellis – Coordinator Email:
[email protected] Mobile: 07890529049 2
Shift Log Statistics Litter There is a range of reasons why Nottingham Night Owls collects litter. Primarily having litter such as cans and glass on the streets can be a hazard. Another reason we collect the litter is that there is a vast amount of litter created by student night life, removing this litter will improve the relationship between the two universities and the city. We want to help make the city a safer and cleaner place. Since we started Night Owls: We have collected a total of 1226 glass bottles since we started shifts and a total of 4135 items of litter. Last Academic Term: Below is a graph showing the amount and types of litter our volunteers have collected during each shift in the most recent academic term.
Litter Collected 150 100 50 0 12/10/2016 Cans
13/10/2016
Glass Bottles
20/10/2016
Plastic Bottles/Cups
26/10/2016
Fast Food
Other
Litter Collected 150 100 50 0 27/10/2016 Cans
02/11/2016
Glass Bottles
03/11/2016
Plastic Bottles/Cups
09/11/2016
Fast Food
Other
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Litter Collected 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 10/11/2016 Cans
16/11/2016
Glass Bottles
17/11/2016
Plastic Bottles/Cups
23/11/2016
Fast Food
Other
Litter Collected 100 80 60 40 20 0 24/11/2016 Cans
30/11/2016
Glass Bottles
01/12/2016
Plastic Bottles/Cups
08/12/2016
Fast Food
Other
Below is a pie chart showing the total distribution of the litter we have collected over the last term. We have collected a total of 466 glass bottles and 1492 items of litter this term.
Proportions of Litter Collected 2%
13%
31%
32%
22% Cans
Glass Bottles
Plastic Bottles/Cups
Fast Food
Other
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Volunteer Hours Since we started Night Owls: We currently aim to have a minimum of 2 patrols per shift and at least 4 people in each patrol group including 1 exec member or an experienced volunteer supporting each patrol group from the office (Minimum of 8 volunteers per shift max of 15). The shifts are 5 hours long (23:30-04:30), we have therefore added a total of 2135 hours of volunteer support to the streets of Nottingham between since starting shifts. These numbers will be increasing soon as we begin running shifts on Mondays. Last Academic Term: Below is a graph of the volunteer hours from our last academic term:
Volunteer Hours 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
Volunteer Hours 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
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Assistance given to students Whilst on shifts the volunteers chat to lots of people and give out many supplies such as snacks, water, spikies (Small plastic caps to prevent drinks getting spiked), foil blankets and various other useful items. The volunteers interact with countless students; we have found that even their presence can be a helpful tool to reduce risks in town. For example, if the volunteers stand near an incident such as a fight or an argument, without the volunteers having to interfere at all the situation quickly diffuses due to the presence of a group of people wearing high vis uniforms. The next page contains a list of all the items contained in the volunteer’s rucksacks.
Ruck Sack Itinerary Item Rucksack Umbrella Rape Alarm Shift Mobile Gloves for litter Volunteer Float Packet of Biscuits Bread packet Water Bottles Lolly pops Sign Posting Leaflets Maps Tampons Condoms Medical Gloves Plasters Antibacterial wipes Antibacterial lotion Medical mouth Guard Sling Bandages Business Cards Night Owl contact Stickers Sheets Pen Spikeys Straws Cups Phone Chargers iPhone 4/5 Cables Blackberry and Samsung Cables Mints Packs Tissues Packets Flip-flops/shoes Foil Blankets Rain Ponchos Hair Bands Lost Property Bags Vomit Bags Hand Warmer Thick Soft Blanket Hats and Scarves
Amount at the start of the shift
1 2 2 2 2 £15 3 1 2 25 20 4 15 20 3 20 20 1 1 1 6 15 4 1 10 30 100 1 1 1 4 2 3 6 6 25 1 4 1 1 2
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Since we started Night Owls: Since starting night owls we have walked 179 students home, provided 194 students with assistance for vomiting or minor first aid and provided significant assistance in 1173 cases. Last Academic Term: Below is a graph which shows the different types and amounts of assistance given to students which goes beyond a quick chat or giving out supplies. This term alone we have walked 84 students home, provided 71 students with assistance for vomiting or minor first aid and provided significant assistance in 563 cases.
Assistance Given to Students 25 20 15 10 5 0 12/10/2016
13/10/2016
20/10/2016
26/10/2016
Riden in Taxi with Students Number Plate and Registration of Taxi's logged when Volunteers not riding with Students Number of Students Found Alone sat with/Walked With/Listened too/Assisted for more than 5 mins Students Walked Home or to an Alternative Safe Location Phones Charged Assistance for Vomiting or minor First Aid Given Emergancy Services Called
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Assistance Given to Students 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 24/11/2016
30/11/2016
01/12/2016
08/12/2016
Riden in Taxi with Students Number Plate and Registration of Taxi's logged when Volunteers not riding with Students Number of Students Found Alone sat with/Walked With/Listened too/Assisted for more than 5 mins Students Walked Home or to an Alternative Safe Location Phones Charged Assistance for Vomiting or minor First Aid Given Emergancy Services Called
Assistance Given to Students 25 20 15 10 5 0 27/10/2016
02/11/2016
03/11/2016
09/11/2016
Riden in Taxi with Students Number Plate and Registration of Taxi's logged when Volunteers not riding with Students Number of Students Found Alone sat with/Walked With/Listened too/Assisted for more than 5 mins Students Walked Home or to an Alternative Safe Location Phones Charged Assistance for Vomiting or minor First Aid Given Emergancy Services Called
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Assistance Given to Students 40 30 20 10 0 24/11/2016
30/11/2016
01/12/2016
08/12/2016
Riden in Taxi with Students Number Plate and Registration of Taxi's logged when Volunteers not riding with Students Number of Students Found Alone sat with/Walked With/Listened too/Assisted for more than 5 mins Students Walked Home or to an Alternative Safe Location Phones Charged Assistance for Vomiting or minor First Aid Given Emergancy Services Called
Below is a pie chart showing the distribution of the types of help given to a total 563 people this term.
Total
13%
2%2%
8%
3%
15%
Riden in Taxi with Students 57% Number Plate and Registration of Taxi's logged when Volunteers not riding with Students Number of Students Found Alone sat with/Walked With/Listened too/Assisted for more than 5 mins Students Walked Home or to an Alternative Safe Location Phones Charged Assistance for Vomiting or minor First Aid Given Emergancy Services Called
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Term Highlights The statistics above show what Nottingham Night Owls has achieved during the shifts this term, here are a few other highlights for us: •
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Awards – We were awarded the ‘Voluntary Project of the Year’ by University of Nottingham Students Union. Some of our volunteers have also been awarded for their work in Nottingham Night Owls including: an ‘Honorary Life Membership’ award from the UoN students union, an ‘Outstanding Volunteer’ award from the UoN Students Union Volunteer Centre and a few ‘Union Prize’ Awards from the UoN Students Union. We have now have two small segment filmed on BBC mildlands news and have had other interviews and articles written about us from a variety of reporters including, Nottingham Post and HerCampus, IMPACT, NSTV and NTUTV We have now trained 171 active volunteers. We have begun setting up an Association – allowing us to support other universities setting up their own Night Owls groups. We have created a community where students can feel comfortable doing shifts, publicity and enjoy socials whilst supporting each other. Finally we have also organised fundraisers, grant applications and worked together to run and improve Nottingham Night Owls as a service.
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