One evening two young ladies approached us in some distress. One had entrusted her phone to a friend who they had now lost and had no way of contacting anyone. Our team allowed them to log into their social media app on our phone to enable them to contact their...

In August a scuffle broke out in Wantage and soon dissipated, but not before several people sustained minor injuries and damaged clothing. Our team chatted with two ladies who were particularly upset and tried to bring calm to the situation, listening to many of those...

In June one of our teams heard glass breaking on the street and found two large bottles on the road. Our team didn’t see where they came from but spent 15 minutes clearing up the debris. Another night we cleared up glass near Betjeman Park and warned a dog- walker...

“Wantage is in a good mood!”, reported one of our Street Pastor teams. What a wonderful description of a peaceful but busy evening – exactly what Street Pastors are working towards! That night we met a man who was homeless. We spent some time listening to him. We gave...

Street Pastor patrols in February and March were fairly quiet, although there is usually someone we can care for, listen to or help in some way or other. During February, Delaney’s Club closed its doors for the last time and King Alfred’s Head was closed for several...

Street Pastor patrols in December and January have been mostly peaceful, perhaps cold wet weather was encouraging people to head home rather than linger in town. Our New Year’s Eve patrol was peaceful, and apart from encouraging a young man who had climbed on King...

October was a busy month at Wantage & Grove Street Pastors. At the beginning of the month, we celebrated our 15th Anniversary and marked the occasion by giving out hot pasties in the Market Square in the morning and again at midnight. We have often been called...

Street Pastor patrols seemed to come across lots of stray shopping trolleys during August and September; returning them to their rightful owners. Our teams also cleared up a lot of litter, beer glasses and bottles around Wantage and different areas of Grove. Several...

Street Pastor patrols throughout June and July were mostly peaceful and quiet. Even when it is quiet, Street Pastors are on hand to clear up litter and broken glass and return glasses we find to nearby pubs. We also chatted to several groups of young people and gave...

It won’t surprise you to know that April’s patrols were cold and wet. However, May’s patrols were mostly dry and mild – that may come as a surprise! In April, Street Pastors met an older man who found himself homeless in Wantage. Being a really cold night, we provided...