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Street Drinking ProfileDrinking HabitsThe majority of respondents drank for 4 - 7 days a week, they cited a variety of venues.Drinking Habits16%3%10% Parks31%9%28%3%StreetsPubsHomeBus StationNot specifiedFriendsMost explained that they chose their street drinking venue for practical and environmentalreasons, because there’s somewhere to sit or shelter, that it’s near where they buy drink orbecause it’s where their friends go.181615Why Do You Drink Outside?17141211Number1089676420Can’tafford todrink inpubs.Loneliness,Isolated,makefriends.Relaxing,calmingplacesPage 18
Street Drinking ProfileOf the street drinkers interviewed, the main reasons for drinking outside were because it’scheaper than pubs and they enjoyed the company. “You’re all in the same boat,” said onestreet drinker. “You get together for the company, other people who will just drink with youand not judge you,” said another. Many have been drinking outside for more than five years.20% said they wouldn’t want to drink elsewhere.People stated numerous reasons for not drinking at home, loneliness, wanting to conceal theiralcohol use from family. Some said they drank outside to protect their tenancy, knowing theywould be risking complaints and eviction if their flat became used as a drinking den.Previous research has commented that economic and demographic changes that mean thatmany of the old pubs that some of the street drinkers would have visited have now closeddown. Throughout the UK, where once there were small, cheap pubs, mainly used by oldermen who could sit with a couple of pints for a whole afternoon, street drinkers, who wouldhave been welcome in the old venues, now no longer fit in. Most said that they drank outsideduring the day and early evening.Problems with The General Public“Children throw stones at me” – A Lampton Park DrinkerStreet drinkers were asked to describe problems they have had with members of the generalpublic. Many cited that they felt ‘looked down upon’ and excluded from the communitydescribing their way of life as an alternative to the mainstream.Problems With General Public6%23%42%29%Verbal abuse Physical abuse Complaints about drinking NonePage 19
Page 2 and 3: ContentsContentsPageExecutive Summa
Page 4 and 5: IntroductionIntroductionThis report
Page 6 and 7: MethodologyCommunity SurveyOutreach
Page 8 and 9: MethodologyThe map above has identi
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Page 16 and 17: Street Drinking ProfileBreakdown of
Page 18 and 19: Street Drinking ProfileHealthIt is
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Page 24 and 25: ServicesDo the Current Services Mee
Page 26 and 27: The Community ViewGraffiti, vandali
Page 28 and 29: The Community ViewSummary39% of tho
Page 30 and 31: Lessons from Other AreasLessons fro
Page 32 and 33: Lessons from Other AreasRegulation
Page 34 and 35: RecommendationsRecommendationsGiven
Page 36 and 37: RecommendationsServicesStreet drink
Page 38 and 39: RecommendationsOverall Co-ordinatio
Page 40 and 41: Appendix 1AREADrinkersRoughSleepers
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Page 46 and 47: BibliographyLamb, D (1995) Services

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