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Friday, 10 July 2009
Anti Spiking film wins award
YWCA Plymouth wins accolade for ITV Fixers film
Three young women from YWCA Plymouth have won an accolade at the Positive Images Awards, after making a film about the dangers of drink spiking.
The film, which has won the Best Broadcast Created by Young People award, was made by Hayley Glover, Jade Ives and Jennie Smith together with ITV Fixers, a television production company set up by the Public Service Broadcasting Trust.
The girls used the film to focus on the widespread problem of drink spiking in clubs and bars and its potentially fatal consequences.
As a way of tackling the problem, the girls and ITV Fixers distributed specially designed posters and coasters entitled ‘Who’s mixing your drink?’ in bars and clubs and they produced a television advert warning against the dangerous consequences of drink spiking.
The awards ceremony, hosted by Children and Young People Now magazine in Westminster, London, aimed to celebrate positive portrayal of young people in the media and to combat the frequently negative press they receive.
Hayley said: “It was a fantastic day, coming to London and getting this award. It’s great that young people are getting recognised for their achievements because it makes us want to do even more.”
Awards judge Louise Taylor said: “This is a positive campaign that has enormous potential to be rolled out further. It covers an area that is not supported enough.
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