Project: Summer Nights
Funding: £20,000 from the government's Tackling Youth Alcohol Related Disorder Grant
Aim: To combat antisocial behaviour during summer months
Like many areas, Darlington experiences an increase in antisocial behaviour during the summer school holiday. To combat this, the Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership has run its Summer Nights campaign for the past two years. This involves partnership members, including youth workers, police and trading standards officers working together in a concentrated blitz on binge drinking and antisocial behaviour.
This has a strong enforcement element, confiscating drink from young people and prosecuting those caught selling alcohol to under-18s.
Safety is another priority of Summer Nights and those found drunk are taken to a safe place by police or youth workers. They are also spoken to about the effect their behaviour has on the community.
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