The SOS Bus is a community/multi-agency initiative to provide a Safe Haven for vulnerable young people to meet the needs of any person in clubland at night. The SOS Safe Haven Bus is a high profile, highly visible haven for young people who are at risk through inability to get home, illness or injury, emotional distress or other vulnerability.
Within the SOS Safe Haven bus committed volunteers provide young people at risk with immediate assistance related to Drug or alcohol related issues, emotional distress, social isolation caused by aggressive behavior, lack of immediate finance or relationship breakdown. In short all of the elements which put many young people in clubland at risk in all of our cities every night.
The build of the SOS Safe Haven was based on a client supplied Optare bare shell bus body. The bus was pre painted in it’s base coat by Optare. External features include Halogen lighting to the near side, a roof mounted heating/ air-conditioning unit which has a hand operated remote control. Two CCTV cameras are positioned over the door and to the rear of the bus and a Night Owl mast mounted CCTV camera gives a turn and tilt facility, complete with 2 colour monitors. There is a CCTV recording system on board. To aid communications there are external front and rear dome speakers connected to a Bose sound system just in case anyone fails to notice a large yellow bus with two powered awnings. The vehicle is equiped with proximity sensors to the front and rear together with a drivers CCTV reversing system just in case the big yellow bus fails to notice a late night reveller!
Disabled access to the Bus is straightforward via a fold over entry ramp to the front entrance
Inside, the SOS Safe Haven is fully trimmed in attractive Velours, Cords and leather and there is a non-slip vinyl flooring together with atmospheric lighting. The internal roof lining is yellow to match the exterior and in contrast the seating is trimmed in black leather.
Safety Features
Electrical and general fabric fire extinguishers, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and a first-aid kit, a key cupboard, a mini safe and full CCTV internal monitoring complete with a 24 hour recorder and twin monitors.
Rear Lounge
The Rear Lounge Area has U-shaped deep buttoned black leather seating with under seat storage lockers. Interior walls and roof are trimed in soft fabrics and there is a polished beech drop-leaf table mounted on chrome pedestal legs and an LCD screen TV fitted to the rear bulkhead.
Lounge / Conference Area
The Lounge /
Conference area has warm air heating and ambient cold blow air facility, the unit being fuelled by “red diesel” stored in an auxiliary fuel tank.
Front Saloon / Kitchen Area
The Front Saloon / Kitchen Area is a functional space finished in grey and beech melamine laminates. Standing cupboards with worktops, lockers, lockable staff wardrobe and overhead storage cupboards, whiteboards, leaflet racks, and a large plasma screen fitted over tip-up seats. The comprehensive kitchen equipment includes a stainless steel sink, water boiler unit, glass fronted fridge, microwave, sandwich maker, toaster, Bravilor coffee maker and a water cooler unit. |
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