20
Sep
2013
By Calvin at 13:55 GMT, 12 years ago
We are very pleased to announce that The Crime Prevention Website and the Suzy Lamplugh Trust have become reciprocally linked.
The Suzy Lamplugh Trust is a vitally important charity that promotes personal safety and campaigns to help reduce the risk of violence and aggression. I was honoured to have met Suzy’s Mother, Diana Lamplugh, on several occasions at the original charity office in her home and when she spoke at police conferences, which she was particularly good at!
Below is some information taken from their website, but I do urge you to pay a visit to their site for a more thorough understanding of the work they do.
It is actually timely to visit their site now as we are approaching National Personal Safety Day on 14 October.
This is an annual event aimed at raising awareness of the simple, practical solutions that everyone can use to help avoid violence and aggression in today’s society. It’s about helping people live safer, more confident lives.
This year, the main ‘StreetsAhead’ campaign aims to give people some practical tips which will help improve their safety when out and about on the streets.
For all the details of how you can be involved and how to order campaign resources, please visit the new National Personal Safety Day website. I think some of my Neighbourhood Watch Partners will be interested in this and some of them I know are already getting involved.
About the Suzy Lamplugh Trust
In 1986 Suzy Lamplugh, a 25 year old estate agent, disappeared after she went to meet an unknown client. She has been presumed murdered and was legally declared dead in 1993. To date her body has not been found. Her parents, Paul and Diana Lamplugh, believed that Suzy, like most people at that time – and even now – was simply unaware of the possible dangers that individuals can face in society. Paul and Diana founded the Suzy Lamplugh Trust to highlight the risks people face and to offer advice, action and support to minimise those risks.
- Our vision is a society in which people are able to reduce their risk of experiencing violence and aggression.
- Our mission is to campaign, educate and support people to help reduce the risk of violence and aggression for everyone.
Since it was established in 1986, Suzy Lamplugh Trust has grown considerably and its work has broadened to cover a much wider area than the original concept. Suzy Lamplugh Trust employs a growing team of dedicated, professional staff, backed by highly committed volunteers and a nation-wide network of Training Consultants. The Trust is based at The National Centre for Personal Safety in central London. Working with a wide range of partners in the public, private and voluntary sector, the Trust continues to seek out new ways to keep people safe from violence and aggression.
- Helping and supporting people - through the provision of free safety tips, managing the National Stalking Helpline; selling targeted resources to help people improve their personal safety
- Education – training of organisations and individuals in personal safety through in-house training and open access courses; publishing guidance; providing workplace support and consultancy
- Campaigning – working in partnership with other charities, private and statutory organisations; raising awareness; influencing policy makers
The Suzy Lamplugh Trust is the only personal safety charity in the UK and is always looking for support through fund raising and volunteering. If you have a little spare time please visit this page of their website to see how you can get involved.
Suzy Lamplugh Trust: http://www.suzylamplugh.org/
The History of the Suzy Lamplugh Trust: http://www.suzylamplugh.org/wpcms/wp-content/uploads/Suzy-Lamplugh-Trust-A-History.pdf
National Personal Safety Day http://www.nationalpersonalsafetyday.co.uk/
