Summer Festival Safety

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Summer is the perfect time for festivals and enjoying the live music and entertainment while we can! As important as it is to enjoy ourselves and relax, it is equally important to ensure we are safe and know how to look out for each other.

Our advice is to refrain from drinking excessively and stay away from taking drugs.

However, if you are planning to attend a festival, event, or night out and will be drinking alcohol or taking drugs, it is important to make sure you keep yourself and others safe. You can find out information about how best to do this on Change Grow Live’s website.

Key Tips include:

  • Making sure your phone is well charged
    • Making sure your phone is charged so you have it ready if needed, and write down any important numbers you may need so that you can still call them if your phone runs out of charge.
  • Keep Your Drink Safe
    • Keep an eye on your drink to ensure it isn’t tampered with, and only drink with those you trust, if you have any reason to believe your drink has been tampered with, do not drink it, and let others know your concerns. This applies to all drinks, not just alcoholic drinks.
  • Pace Yourself
    • Pace yourself, and drink water throughout the night for hydration.
  • Avoiding Mixing
    • Consuming various types of alcohol alongside drugs can be very dangerous and can seriously impact your health. Don’t mix drugs and alcohol.
  • Keep an Eye on Each Other
    • Make sure you are aware of everyone in your group and check on those who get separated. Make sure to let the group know when someone is leaving or is on their own.
  • Have a plan for getting home
    • Have a plan for how you will get home agreed before the night or event starts, and let other people know your plans.
  • Travelling safely
    • Avoid traveling on your own and avoid isolated, poorly lit areas, letting other people know the details of your journey so they can check up on you if needed.
  • Calling for Help
    • If someone is having problems because of drugs or alcohol always call for help, if someone is unconscious or having trouble breathing, ring 999, an ambulance won’t bring police except for exceptional circumstances. You should always be honest with any doctor, nurse, paramedic or welfare team about what you think you or someone you’re with has taken so they know how best to help. In most circumstances, health and welfare professionals will not inform the Police about what you share with them.

Change Grow Live has an abundance of advice and ways to ensure you and your friends can be as safe as possible especially when alcohol and drugs are involved. You can find this on their website.

For more information, you can visit Talk to Frank’s Website where there is a variety of useful information regarding drugs, and even services for you to speak with them directly with any questions or concerns you may have.

Drugs may be illegal, but talking about them isn’t, Talk to Frank.