![]() In partnership with CharismaArt, Street Angels - CNI Network are offering a range of fundraising products around the "Dude With Wings" images. Dude With Wings is an exciting work from up and coming artist JayBe (we know he sounds more like a DJ or rap star!) With a style reminiscent of Gerald Scarfe (when we told him this he said "who?") the immediacy can't help be anything other than enchanting. Why dudes with wings? The story goes something like this: Little bro': "What's an angel?" Bigger bro': "It's like ......... a dude with wings." What more is there to say? Range - Greetings Cards, Posters, Mugs, Keyrings, Magnets and Wall Plagues. See the 'dude with wings' page. El Mundo - Spain's biggest on-line and second biggest printed newspaper carried a report on Street Angels Majorca. The article is here and below in the newspaper...
The team of Bridlington Street Angels are joined by (from the left) our suicide awareness trainer – Ms Rachel Hunter; the vicar of Emmanuel Church – Revd Chris McCarthy; and (on the right) the Mayor of Bridlington – Cllr. Terry Dixon; the Deputy Humberside Police & Crime Commissioner – Paul Robinson. Picture thanks to Bridlington Free Press.
Source (The Telegraph)
Many believe that the soul of bad boy resort Magaluf is beyond repair and yet a group of fearless volunteers are willing to put their faith to the test to prove otherwise. This week Street Angels, a UK based Christian initiative, launched a pilot scheme in the neighbourhood of Santa Ponsa, Majorca with the blessing of the local police force. Every Friday and Saturday night a group of 24 volunteers, employing Christian principles, will now patrol the streets of the resort in high visibility jackets offering counselling to those in need. The idea is to extend the voluntary service to the resort of Magaluf during the summer. In the largely peaceful British enclave of Santa Ponsa the volunteers are unlikely to come across too many youths in an inebriated state, engaged in scuffles or seeking medical aid but its nearby badly behaved big brother, Magaluf is a different matter entirely. Although unruly behaviour, fights, uncontrolled prostitution rings, binge drinking and one too many fatal falls from hotel balconies seem to be hallmarks of the resort, local Street Angels coordinator, Cameron Springthorpe, appears unperturbed. A Christian yacht skipper with a desire to make Majorca’s holiday resorts a safer and better experience for tourists and residents alike, Mr Springthorpe is confident that his team will make a difference. ‘After all,’ he told me, ‘Didn’t Jesus walk among prostitutes and tax collectors?’ Hopefully he’ll only find prostitutes in Magaluf. Street Angels is the brainchild of Paul and Jean Blakey who began the scheme in Halifax in 2005, reducing violent crime, assaults and anti-social behaviour by fifty seven per cent in the city centre alone. The campaign has been rolled out successfully in more than 100 towns across the UK, although Majorca is its first overseas project. It’s easy to suspect that this unpaid troupe of Christian volunteers is just another bible bashing God squad seeking new recruits to the church but Mr Springthorpe is at pains to explain that his group is purely motivated by the simple Christian principle of bringing love and humanity to the streets. Already the new English and Spanish volunteers have had one success, talking a group of sozzled youths out of taking a midnight dip which could have had dire consequences. One can only imagine that local police officers will view the group’s positive intervention as manna from heaven and if the project – which has so far attracted nothing but praise – continues to receive the thumbs up from both local authorities and police forces on the island, it is likely to be used as a blueprint for other overseas tourist destinations. As the summer season hots up, new volunteers are being sought to swell Street Angels’ ranks. All are welcome and luminous jackets will be provided. Still, for those brave souls embarking on a voluntary night’s tour of Magaluf it might be worth coaxing their own guardian angels to tag along. Find out more about Anna Nicholas here or follow her on Twitter @MajorcanPearls Source A BISHOP became an Angel for the night in Huddersfield. The Right Rev Tony Robinson, who is Bishop of Pontefract, spent a few hours on the streets of the town centre at night with the Street Angels. He joined Diane Hughes, who co-ordinates the scheme in the town and backed the work of the volunteers. Bishop Tony is Patron of the national Christian Nightlife Initiative (CNI) – a network of over 120 projects where volunteers patrol the streets of towns at weekends to help those who find themselves in vulnerable situations. Some are worse for wear from alcohol or drugs, lost, fallen out with friends or stranded without a way home. He joined police officers on patrol around King Street and Cross Church Street. Bishop Tony said: “Street Angels are Christians putting the command to ‘love your neighbour’ into practice. “They show that we can still make a difference in our communities. “I hope others will think about volunteering to be a Street Angel and give a few hours a month to make our town safer and local people feel more secure.” The simple idea started 17 years ago in Northern Ireland, 12 years ago in Dundee and seven years ago in England and in that time it has seen crime reduced, lives changed, volunteers equipped and communities transformed on a weekly basis. In Huddersfield the volunteers started the Street Angels in March 2007 as part of Kirklees Safer Stronger Communities Partnership when there were more than 40 volunteers. The most recent figures from Kirklees suggest they have helped overall violent crime to reduce by 40%. But over the past year the number of volunteers has dropped. In Calderdale, Street Angels began in November 2005. Paul Blakey, the Founder of CNI, said violent crime has reduced by 57% over the last five years in Halifax town centre and sexual assaults have reduced significantly. “Thousands of people have received help and assistance – including elderly people leaving the theatre, young people who have become vulnerable in the town, those who are homeless, those who have had a few too many to drink and need a helping hand, visitors who need direction, people in need of basic first aid but not a trip to A&E. “The volunteers have helped many, through referrals to other agencies, to move away from a life of drinking too much. “And there are other tasks like picking up thousands of glasses and bottles making the streets cleaner and safer.” Huddersfield Examiner Comment - Street Angels making Huddersfield a safer place:
Source RELIGION is sometimes in the news for the wrong reasons with the church facing some challenging times to meet the expectations of an ever-changing society. But the Christian message of ‘love thy neighbour’ is put into practice on Huddersfield town centre’s streets every weekend. The Street Angels are there to help people – it’s as simple as that. They are a comfort and support for those who find themselves in vulnerable situations. The revellers may be worse for wear from alcohol or drugs, lost, fallen out with friends or stranded without a way home. All of these scenarios can put people – especially girls – in potential danger. The Street Angels are a great example of practical Christianity having a practical effect by visibly helping to reduce night-time crime. They also avoid the need for many people to go to hospital casualty departments by giving basic first aid or picking up glass and bottles. The Angels are taking that age-old message out on the streets to young people who would not normally give religion a second thought – and do it all for the good of society. Blackpool and Flyde Street Angels are pleased to announce that local comedian and entertainer Bobby Ball has agreed to be a Patron of BFSA.
Bobby is half of the comedy duo Cannon and Ball who will both be part of the night time entertainment in Blackpool from July to September as they are hosting two shows at the Grand Theatre - Step Back In Time and Ooh La La. Bobby is a commited Christian and fellowships at a church in Lytham. He has seen us out on the streets of Blackpool and says ' what Street Angels do is Fantastic'. Founder of Street Angels - CNI Network, Paul Blakey, recorded a 3 minute introduction to the work of SA-CNI for a series by Churches Together in England looking at ways churches are and can work together. Other videos are on the Churches Together in England YouTube channel. PRESS RELEASE - Street Angels spread their wings to Majorca
The first Street Angels project on the Mediterranean launched this weekend in Santa Ponca, Majorca. They began quietly without any fanfare, trying to help anyone they could and generally being a positive, sober, presence on the streets. With a team of 24 volunteers from around the Calvia and Palma districts, they intend to be on patrol every Friday / Saturday night throughout the summer, taking the practical love of Jesus onto the streets. At the request of the Chief of police for Calvia, Señor Navarro, they have started in Santa Ponca with the aim of preparing and training volunteers for future deployment in Magaluf. Street Angels was launched in the UK seven years ago and is now operating in one hundred and twenty cities. The majority of these projects have seen a significant reduction in violent crime and it is hoped that it will have an equally big impact in Mallorca. Paul and Jean Blakey, who started Street Angels in the UK seven years ago, joined them for their first weekend. Paul Blakey MBE commented, “It was great to join with the amazing team of volunteers who are committed to seeing the communities of Santa Ponca and Magaluf become safer and more appealing to a wider range of people. It was also great to see the respect and support of those working in Santa Ponca, and the weekend was a great start to what will doubtless be a productive summer’ s work!” Coordinator of Street Angels Mallorca, Cameron Springthorpe, commented: "This was a fantastic start to our plans for the summer, and every volunteer is excited about both the positive reception we had and the opportunity to make a difference." It is hoped that the Santa Ponca / Magaluf project will become a blueprint for work in other European holiday resorts in future years. Street Angels Mallorca are still looking for more volunteers so if you have a desire to make a difference in your community and are in agreement with the basics of the Christian faith you can complete an application form on the website www.StreetAngels.es or www.facebook.com/StreetAngelsSpain Pictures below - Friday 14th June's volunteers (first night) and Saturday 15th June's volunteers (second night) Faith in the Community - Strengthening ties between faith groups and local authorities - read the report here
The Belper Street Angels are approaching their first birthday party, which will happen June 7th, 6:45 for 7pm. We will recommission present recruits and commission new recruits. We will be thanking all those who have made the project possible and will celebrate our journey so far as a project.
We will have seventeen people serving the project as Street Angels with another twelve who have contacted us to get started some time in the future. Five Angels serve also on a management team to organise the project. On the 24th May we met our new Belper Street Angel recruits for training and a social. We continue to cover the estates and the town alternately so that Angels can choose for their once-monthly round either the 7pm-11pm estates round, or the 10pm until 2am town round. As we recruit more and more people, the goal we have set ourselves, to have enough people eventually to cover both areas simultaneously on an evening, might soon come true. You can make this happen! Please do get involved. For information and an application form contact [email protected] Rachel Marszalek (Belper Street Angels Co-ordinator) Oldham Street Angels received the Highly Commended Community Group of the Year Award at the Fusion Awards on Saturday night (1st June) - above Hannah and Jean with the award.
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