News & Events
News & Events
South Ayrshire Nightstop
Responding to the challenge of homelessness young people.
Nightstop would like to thank Chris Taylor the Co-ordinator of the Ayrshire Youth Theatre and all the brill. players and their families for helping to make the Getting to know you event work so well. Thank you. If you would like to know more about the theatre and how to join why not visit the website @ www.ayrshireyouththeatre.co.uk
South Ayrshire Nightstop had a “Getting to know you” three day event over last weekend to coincide with Homelessness Sunday on the 27th of January. The event was to raise awareness of the issues facing young people when threatened with homelessness in our communities and help to launch Nightstop’s new website and the service that Nightstop provides in South Ayrshire.
Nightstop provides emergency accommodation to vulnerable young people in acute housing need in South Ayrshire. The service is provided by host volunteers in their own homes for one night at a time until more appropriate accommodation can be found or the young person is able to return home.
Nightstop work very closely with the Youth Mediation team and social work, housing and health along with local community groups and other voluntary agencies. This enables Nightstop to operate and provide this much needed service.
The Ayrshire Youth Theatre supported Nightstop at their event in the Kyle Centre on Saturday and performed a short play about Homelessness. Tom Munro the project’s manager said “it was great to see the young folk of the AYT getting involved and discovering the difficult choices some young people have to face when dealing with family breakdown and issues surrounding homelessness. It was volunteering on so many levels and that is what it is all about for Nightstop. Reconnecting communities and reconnecting families with the issues that matter to them”.
Our local MSP John Scott and other local councillors gave Nightstop their support during the three day event including representatives from Labour, Elaine Little and the Scottish National Party, Nan McFarlane. All agreed Nightstop was a worth while project offering a preventative homeless service for young people.
If you would like to know more about Nightstop or would like to get involved in any way please contact Nightstop on 01292 288873 visit our new website @ www.ayrshirenightstop.org. Or texted RECRUIT to 07970 739183.
More News & Events
Amanda our admin support worker is currently working on a new News letter that will be posted on the site every quarter and sent out to anybody interested in Nightstop. This will include the work we do, personal stories about hosting and being a nightstopper as well as more information about our volunteers. If you are interested in recieving a copy please let us know and we will post one out to you.
Backing the Scheme
MSP John Scott & Local Councillors: Nan McFarlane and Mairi Low Youth Mediation Service Linda Given
Kind Donations
Nightstop visited the Castle hill Church Guild on the 20th of Feb and gave a Presentation on Nightstop, being a volunteer, the services we provide to young people and the issue effecting young people in South Ayrshire.
Our friends at the guild kindly donated £100 to Nightstop. Thank you very much Castlehill for your generous contribution.
Up & Coming Events
The students of the Cumnock Community College/Ayr College are doing a bag pack at Farmfoods in Cumnock on Friday 29th of Feb. & Saturday the 1st of March to raise funds for Nightstop. Also on the 1st of March The students from Cumnock Community College will be raising money for Nighstop at the Car Boot Sale Cumnock Town hall.
Please come along and support the students and find out about Nightstop. There will be a great raffle with some fantastic prizes.
Pyjama Walk
The students are also doing a sponsered pyjama walk around the town in Cumnock on Friday the 14th of March. The walk starts at The Community College at 9:00. Please come along and support Nightstop. Why not bring your Pee-jays and join in the fun.
The young folk of the Care Class at Cumnock Community College 
raised over £500 for Nightstop which will be used to directly support young people that use the service.
Nightstop would like to thank all the students and volunteers who took part in this event.
Support from our Funders Lloyds TSB Scotland Foundation
Look out for South Ayrshire Nightstop's Promotional Posters in the main branches of Lloyds TSB in Ayr & Kilmarnock. Lloyds are an important funder for Nightstop and are supporting Nightstop further by promoting our service in these branches.
We have now moved and are sharing offices with SeAscape
South Ayrshire Nightstop has now moved into our new office at 8 Barns Street Ayr.
You can now contact ou on 271000 all other contact details remain the same.
