TV Charlie: Bring end to violence

TELEVISION presenter Charlie Webster is supporting the launch of an innovative campaign against domestic violence in West Lancashire.

The campaign follows the case of a West Lancashire man murdering his girlfriend following an argument.

West Lancashire Borough Council, The West Lancashire Liberty Centre and Edge Hill Students Union, in Ormskirk, have put together a social media campaign, “Make the Call: Don’t be a Bystander”, which will be officially launched tomorrow (Friday).

The Community Safety Partnership was asked to construct a campaign that encouraged people who had some awareness that a friend, relative or colleague was suffering from domestic violence, to get some support, advice or assistance.

The recommendation came out of a recent domestic homicide review after two former residents of West Lancashire were involved in a domestic homicide.

Using social media, the “Make the Call: Don’t be a Bystander” campaign will be officially launched at the event at Briars Hall Hotel in Lathom, with the aim of bringing the campaign to the attention of more than 100,000 people.

The Liberty Centre will launch the campaign via Twitter at noon. Supporting information will also be available via the Liberty Centre’s website www.thelibertycentre.co. uk from this time.

The organisers are asking people to follow the Liberty Centre via Twitter - @libertycentre1 - and retweet the message to as many people as they posibly can.

Charlie, a patron of the Liberty Centre and a strong supporter of women’s rights, said: “As patron of the Liberty Centre, I am fully aware how vital their service is.

“I am proud to be associated with this campaign and hope that my support can help the campaign reach a huge audience.

“Domestic homicides simply should not happen and the more work that can be done to prevent them, the better.”

West Lancs Borough Council portfolio holder for health and community safety, Cllr Kevin Wright, said “The circumstances behind this campaign are truly tragic, but I am hugely impressed by the campaign and the potential audience for it is massive.”