Full list of NI bars signed up to the 'Ask for Angela' scheme

Almost 300 venues across Northern Ireland have signed up for the PSNI's 'Ask for Angela' scheme since launching in December.

The scheme is in place so that anyone who is feeling unsafe, vulnerable or threatened can discreetly seek help by approaching venue staff and asking them for ‘Angela’.

This code phrase will indicate to staff that you require help, and a trained member of staff will then look to support and assist you.

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As Valentine's Day approaches, Police working with partners in the Hospitality Sector are continuing in their promotions of this initiative in the run-up to make people aware that help is available in supporting venues across Northern Ireland.

Detective Superintendent Lindsay Fisher said: “Whilst the majority of people using online dating sites and apps are doing so with honest intentions, our experiences show us there are people on there who may not be who they say they are or who display sexual predatory behaviour.

“With people heading out this weekend to celebrate Valentine’s we are likely to see an increase in people meeting someone they have been chatting to online, in person for the first time and we want to ensure they do this safely.

“If you are making the decision to meet somebody for the first time face to face, make sure to meet in a public place, make friends and family aware of this meeting and your location and don’t be afraid to raise the alarm if something doesn’t feel right."

Police are urging even more local venues to sign up to this safeguarding initiative.

Detective Superintendent Lindsay Fisher added: “Neighbourhood Policing Teams are out and about at this time, encouraging as many local businesses as possible to sign up. We know our hospitality sector is already committed to keeping people safe, by signing up to this scheme they are making a public pledge to help and support their customers when they need them the most.

“We have also just marked National Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week, where we revealed that last year 4,135 people reported sexual violence and abuse. 338 of which, happened in online spaces like some of the popular online dating platforms and other chat apps.

“People are not always who they say they are and not everything online is as it seems in reality. We are asking local venues, that haven’t already, to register and access the ‘Ask for Angela’ training so they can support customers who may need their help.”

Here is a full list of venues in NI signed up for the scheme:

• Abbey Medical Practice
• Absolute Organic Wine Limited
• AC Hotel
• Adair Arms Hotel
• AMPM
• Armagh City Hotel
• AV Taxis

• Ballygally Castle Hotel

• Banbridge Rugby Club

• Bayview hotel

• Belfast Central Mission

• Beannchor

• Beechlawn Hotel

• Belvoir Players Amateur Dramatic Society

• Blackie River Community Groups

• Bob's Bar and Bistro

• Bogans Bar

• Bootleggers

• Brew Bar Ltd

• Brickwork Bar

• British Legion Club

• Buba

• Bullhouse Brew Company

• Bullitt Hotel

• Bureau by the Lough

• BushHouse Bar

• Belfast Waterfront and Ulster Hall

• Balmoral Hotel Belfast

• Campbells Eurospar

• Carrickfergus Cricket club

• Cassidy Hospitality Group

• Charlemont Arms Hotel

• Charlie's Bar

• City Hotel Derry

• Clayton Hotel

• Coast Road Inn

• Cobbles bar

• Community Rescue Service

• Compass Catering

• Coppi

• Corick House Hotel & Spa

• Crusaders Football Club

• Culleys Bar & Wineshop

• Culloden Estate & Spa

• Carrickfergus Bowling Club

• Daft Eddys

• Denvir's of Downpatrick

• Devlins Bar

• Diceys

• Dobbins Inn

• Donaghadee Golf Club

• Donegans Bar & Restaurant

• Duke of York

• Dark Horse

• East Belfast Constitutional Club

• Errigle Inn

• Europa Hotel

• Eventsec

• Everglades Hotel

• Extern

• Ederney GP Practice

• Faith Mission Bookshop

• Fountain Lane

• Frank Owen's Bar

• Fratelli

• Friar Tucks

• Friels Bar and Restaurant

• Front Page Bar

• Fitzwilliam Hotel

• Ginger janes

• Golflinks Hotel Portrush

• Grand Central Hotel

• Grand Opera House

• Great Hall

• Greenisland War Memorial Sports Club

• Greenvale Hotel

• Glenwinny Limited

• Hampton by Hilton Belfast City Centre

• Haslem Hotel

• Hatfield House

• Haymarket Belfast

• Henry's

• Hill Tavern Bar

• Hilton Templepatrick

• Holiday Inn

• Homeplace Café

• Horatio Todds

• Harp Bar

• Ibis Belfast City Centre

• Ivanhoe Hotel

• Ibis Belfast Queens Quarter

• Joeys Bar

• Killeavy Castle Estate

• Libertine Belfast

• Ligoniel Pigeon Club

• Linen Hall Library

• Linfield Supporters Social Club

• Lurgan Golf Club

• Mahons Hotel

• Marine Hotel

• Mary McBride's Ltd

• Mary's Bar

• Maverick Bar Belfast

• McConville’s Bar

• MCM security

• Mercury Security and Facilities Management

• Millbrook Lodge Hotel

• Mulkerns Eurospar

• Murphy's Bar

• Margot

• Nan Rices Bar

• No.47 Cookstown

• Northern Ireland Civil Service Sports & Social Club

• No.14 at the Georgian House Ltd

• Oh Yeah Music Centre

• Parisien

• Patsy's Bar

• PB's Bar

• Peadar O'Donnell's

• Phoenix Bar

• Portrush Atlantic Hotel

• Portside Inn

• Pug Uglys

• Pats Bar

• Queen's University Belfast

• Railway Arms

• Rathlin Island Ferry Ltd

• Richardson's Bar

• Riddel Hall

• Robinson Services Ltd

• Rocking Chair Bar

• Roe Park Resort

• Ronnie Drews Bar

• Rosie Joes

• Rubys

• Ryans Bar

• Ramblers Enniskillen

• Ten Square Hotel

• The 4th Wall Armagh

• The American Bar

• The Anchor Bar Complex

• The Bannville Hotel

• The Botanic Inn

• The Black Box Trust

• The Blackstone Bar

• The Bone Yard

• The Bridge Bar

• The Bush Tavern

• The Bushmills Inn

• The Cellar Bar

• The Central Bar/ Fa' Joe's

• The Coach Inn

• The Coachman

• The Depot Venue

• The Derg Arms

• The Dirty Duck

• The Dundrum Inn

• The Enniskillen Hotel

• The Fuzzy Beak Restaurant

• The Galgorm

• The Garrick Bar

• The Grouse

• The Jailhouse

• The Kilmorey Arms Hotel

• The Limelight Belfast Ltd

• The Londonderry Arms Hotel

• The Maldron Hotel Belfast City

• The Maypole

• The Merchant Hotel

• The Northern Whig

• The SSE Arena

• The Old Inn

• The Park Bar

• The Poachers Pocket

• The Poet

• The Puffin Gallery / Spottens

• The Rabbit Hotel & Retreat

• The Railway Bar

• The Roadside Tavern

• The Royal Oak

• The Rusty Keg

• The Sipster

• The Slemish Bar

• The Station

• The Union Bar

• The Vineyard

• The Whistledown Hotel

• TIME

• Titanic Hotel Belfast

• Top of the Town

• Tullyglass House Hotel

• Turf Lodge Tenants Association

• Ulster Sports Club

• Ulster University - Coleraine Campus

• Ulster University - Jordanstown

• Ulster University - Derry/Londonderry Campus

• Ulster University - Belfast Campus

• Viscopic medical LTD

• Waterfall Bar

• White's Tavern

• Windsor Holiday Park

• Wine Inns

• WRTUK

• Whitecliff Holdings

• 39 Gordon Street

• 55 Degrees North

For more information about 'Ask for Angela', see here

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