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Safe Drinking in Ayrshire |
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Saturday, 09 December 2006 |
From South Ayrshire website we read that "Concerned local licensees have reported to the Council Licensing Monitoriing Officer that an increasing number of patrons are leaving their drinks unattended since the introduction of the smoking ban on 26 March 2006. Non smokers also leave their drinks unattended on a table or a ledge when they need to use the toilet facilities, look for a friend or go to buy another drink." What a great initiative.
It goes on to say: "A festive SafeDrink initiative has been organised by the Council’s Licensing Section and Strathclyde Police, it is being funded through the South Ayrshire Community Safety Partnership, ADAT (Alcohol and Drug Action Team) and the Kyle Crime Prevention Panel.
The initiative will run in Ayr town centre on Friday and Saturday nights from Friday 8 December 2006 to Saturday 6 January 2007, and will involve staff from 3 nightclubs and 8 pubs.
To highlight the initiative staff in participating premises will wear baseball caps and ‘T’ shirts with the message ‘Who is watching your drink?’ on them. Swizzel sticks and beer mats with the same message will be placed on tables of unattended or unfinished drinks to reinforce the message when the owners of the drinks return. In premises where a DJ plays music patrons will be reminded at regular intervals to watch their drinks and not leave them unattended."
Please read the full story.
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