Dec 15, 2020 | Training
Perhaps you are thinking of becoming a Street Pastor. Here in Southampton we have around 130 volunteers who are committed to being the best disciples they can be and who the Lord has put it on their heart to undertake our training and become Street Pastors, becoming a...
Dec 15, 2020 | Training
Dear Street Pastor Team, I just wanted to send a quick email to thank you for looking after my daughter and her friends. I had never heard of your organisation up until last night and what a wonderful and kind endeavour it is. An amazing community service. I am so...
Apr 28, 2020 | Training
Our traditional night-time patrols are now going out on a Friday and Saturday evening. We have been tasked with providing hot food to those still sleeping on the streets. The Street Pastors are able to distribute the food whilst on patrol and thus help minimise the...
Nov 19, 2019 | Training
On the 13th November 2019 Southampton Street Pastors received the Commander’s Award from the Mayor Peter Baillie after being nominated by the Police. The citation reads -“Providing a partnership that not only adds value to Policing but assists the Police...
Jul 5, 2019 | Training
Our wonderful Community Patrols in Millbrook regularly call into the pubs on a Saturday evening to talk to the locals and are well received. One local resident had previously shared with the Street Pastors a desperate and ongoing “issue”. A while later the...
Jul 5, 2019 | Training
Last Saturday we were dealing with a young man who was suffering the effects of taking tablets of some description. He was more or less unconscious so we made him comfortable and called for an ambulance which as it turned out took two hours to arrive. We later learnt...
Jul 5, 2019 | Training
We previously operated out of the Parish Office on St Mary Street but have now moved to St Mary’s Fire Station. We are so grateful to our new landlord, namely Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service who have so kindly accommodated us. We ran our first patrols from the Fire...
Jun 13, 2019 | Training
Below is part of an interesting debate that took part in the House of Commons on Monday 25th March 2019 concerning Knife Crime. The MP Vernon Coaker (Labour, Gedling) made the following statement – “… when I was the Policing Minister, the most effective people...
Jun 12, 2019 | Training
Seems an age ago but on the 12th May 2019 we celebrated our 10 years anniversary at the Grand Harbour Hotel. Well over 200 in attendance including the founder of Street Pastors the Rev. Les Isaac. We also used the occasion to commission 24 new Street Pastors and 6 new...
Jun 12, 2019 | Training
One of the weekend teams were speaking to a guy who was sleeping rough and new to the streets. He had a number of issues and appeared quite vulnerable. The team did what they could for the man and decided they would check on him later on. About 3.50 am the team...
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