In case you missed it: ‘How can we keep students safe?’ panel discussion
The Pro-Vice Chancellor, chief of police and other leading figures talked about Durham, drink and the river
A panel of community leaders met in Durham SU to take part in a discussion with students regarding alcohol and river safety.
The panel:
- Mike Barton – Chief Constable, Durham Constabulary
- Robert Humphreys – Chairman, Best Bar None
- Graham Towl – Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Durham University
- Andy Hughes – Chair, Pubwatch Durham
- Terry Collins – Chair, Durham City Safety Group
- Carol Feenan – Durham City Centre Manager
- Rita King – Local Partnership Manager, Portman Group
We live-tweeted the event – here’s what happened.
Graham Towl: 'genuinely complex and challenging issue' – there is no 'easy fix, and we 'don't want to demonise drinking'
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Andy Hughes: preloading is a massive problem but not just amongst students
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Stance on student drinking and student culture – preloading "massive part" in problems, in some cases "lacking some adult life experience"
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Terry Collins: breathalysing isn't just student-focused but community-focused
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Mike Barton – Poses a warning but acknowledges "I didn't join this job to be popular, I joined this job to save people's lives"
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Second question: do you think students drink more than locals? Asked by The Tab's @PoppyOve
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Mike Barton – "Students buy a lot of cheap liquour, hard liquour, and then engage in preloading… emerged over the last ten or so years…"
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Mick McDonnell – Not necessarily students drink more, think drink "differently"
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Student suggests random police checks and discusses ruling out of drinking games in college bars –> people going to their rooms to do same
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Becoming slightly more heated – discussion between Andy Hughes and students regarding licensing and drinking games on college premises
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Mike Barton – “If it involves having a celebratory glass of Chardonay if you beat everyone else at Snakes and Ladders I think it’s OK"
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Humpheys – suggests SU could run courses on the "world of beer" and how to manage drinking "in a sensible and healthy way"
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Student remarks that differences in local vs student drinking is the level of attention from the police directed towards them
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Mike Barton- Drawing back from laissez-faire approach ,wants a "shade darker" approach on what is acceptable in the city centre
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Mike Barton – "the one thing I've learned… is we now recognise that we got it wrong in policy… we put all our efforts into freshers"
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Student asking for his exact words not to be used… Mike Barton asks if call him "Percival". Laughter from audience.
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Our Senior Man is asking Pro-VC directly about bettering communication between students and those enforcing safety measures
— Hatfield College JCR (@hatfieldjcr) April 29, 2015
Rita King – Need a mechanism for communication, suggestion – Student Hubs competition on student led initiatives on alcohol policy
— The Tab Durham (@TheTabDurham) April 29, 2015
Mike Barton – "if my tone has been wrong I apologise because my tone is crucial in ensuring that you and I work together"
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Discussion of door staff and the issues associated with refusing entry stopped by the start of disco upstairs
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Mike Barton – College bars design mocktails, will give £50 to the best college mocktail and call it The Durham
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