In 2011, Calderdale Council and its partners launched the Safe Places Scheme. This is to increase the safety and confidence of vulnerable people when they visit Halifax town centre.
The Safe Place scheme means that busy public places can offer support to vulnerable adults who may need help.
Buildings displaying the Safe Place poster include:
- Halifax Bus Station.
- Central Library and Archive.
- Calderdale College.
These public places are demonstrating that they are a safe haven and can offer support if an individual is distressed, being harassed, bullied, or is feeling unwell.
| Area | Location | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax Central | Halifax Bus Station | Wade Street, Halifax HX1 1UU |
| Central Library | Square Road, Halifax, HX1 1QG | |
| Age UK | 4-6 Square, Halifax HX1 1RJ | |
| Calderdale College | Francis Street, Halifax HX1 3UZ | |
| Angels Rest | Crossley Street, Halifax HX1 1UG | |
| King Cross Library | 151 Haugh Shaw Road, King Cross, Halifax HX1 3BG | |
| North Bridge Leisure Centre | North Bridge Street, Halifax HX3 6TE | |
| Halifax Swimming Pool | Skircoat Road, Halifax HX1 2JN | |
| Sowerby Bridge Swimming Pool | Station Road, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 3AB | |
| Sowerby Bridge Library | Hollins Mill Lane, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2QG | |
| Iona House | 1 Iona Street, Halifax HX3 6HX | |
| Customer First | Horton Street, Halifax HX1 1QE | |
| Hollins Public House | 12 Hollins Mill Lane, Sowerby Bridge, HX6 2QG | |
| Bow Legged with Brass | 21 George Street, Halifax HX1 1HA | |
| Calderdale Women’s Centre | 23 Silver Street, Halifax HX1 1JN | |
| HSBC Bank | 7 Commercial Street, Halifax HX1 1HN | |
| Bankfield Museum | Ackroyd Park, Boothtown Road, HX3 6HG | |
| Jubilee Children’s Centre | Lightowler Road, Halifax HX1 5NB | |
| Little Stars Children’s Centre | Parkinson Lane, Halifax HX1 3XA | |
| Boothtown Children’s Centre | 91 Ovenden Road, Boothtown HX3 5RQ | |
| Siddal Children’s Centre | Backhold Lane, Halifax HX3 9DL | |
| Jungle Experience | Manor Heath Park, Manor Heath Road, Halifax HX3 OEB | |
| Upper Valley | Hebden Bridge Library | Cheetham Street, Hebden HX7 8EP |
| Hebden Bridge Tourist Information | Canal Centre, Butler Wharf, Wharf New Road, Hebden Bridge HX7 8AF | |
| Todmorden Sports Centre | Ewood Lane, Todmorden 0L14 7DF | |
| Todmorden Community College | Burnley Road, Todmorden OL14 7BU | |
| St Mary’s Church | Burnley Road, Todmorden OL14 7BU | |
| Todmorden Health Centre | Lower George Street, Todmorden, OL14 5RN | |
| Morrison’s Todmorden | Rochdale Road, Todmorden OL14 6NU | |
| Todmorden Library | Rochdale Road, Todmorden OL14 7LB | |
| Todmorden Information Centre | 15 Burnley Road, Todmorden OL14 7BU | |
| Independent Living | Suite 1 New Oxford House, Albert Street, Hebden Bridge HX7 8AH | |
| Valentine’s Cafe | 17 George’s Square, Hebden Bridge HX7 8ET | |
| District 21 | 46 Market Street, Hebden Bridge HX7 6AQ | |
| Midgley Community Room | Midgley Road, Midgeley HX2 6UE | |
| Lower Valley | Brighouse Library | Halifax Road, Brighouse HD6 2AF |
| Brighouse Sports Centre | Woodvale Road, Brighouse HD6 4 AS | |
| Customer First Elland | 39 – 41 Southgate, Elland HX5 OBW | |
| Elland Library | Coronation Street, Elland HX5 ODF | |
| Rastrick Library | Crowtrees Lane, Rastrick HD6 3NE | |
| Sainsbury’s | Mill Lane, Brighouse, HD6 1PQ | |
| Spec Savers | 55-57 Commercial Street, Brighouse HD6 1AF | |
| Gifthouse | 42 Park Street, Brighouse, HD6 1JL | |
| Brighouse Medical Centre | Lawson road, Brighouse HD6 1NY | |
| Halifax North and East | Mixenden Library | Mixenden Road, Mixenden HX2 8PU |
| Northowram Library | Lydgate, Northowram HX3 7EJ | |
| Pennine Housing 2000 | Turner Avenue South, Illingworth HX2 8EH | |
| Beechwood Road Library | Beechwood Road, Illingworth HX2 9BU | |
| Morrisons | Keighley Road, Halifax, HX2 8HU | |
| Cloverleaf Advocacy | Threeways, Nursey Lane, HX3 5SW |
Contact cards with the Safe Place logo have been issued to people with learning difficulties, so they can be carried when in town.
If they need to call into a Safe Place and need assistance, staff will help them, ring the number and keep them safe until help arrives.
For more about the Safe Place scheme, contact:
- Sail Suleman
- Email: sail.suleman@calderdale.gov.uk
- Telephone: 01422 392869