School Pastors
Following a pilot scheme in June, School Pastors, the latest initiative from Ascension Trust ( the organisation responsible for Street Pastors) is up and running in Croydon.
The aim of School Pastors is to link with schools, get to know the pupils and then, at the end of the school day, to walk with them to the busstops and travel into Croydon on the buses, helping children to get home safely.
Initially there is just one team made up of six members from Purley churches. They have linked up with Thomas More School and operate each Monday after school.
The initiative is being supported by the local police who have provided funding.
Once the Purley trial has concluded, Les hopes that it will spread across the whole borough of Croydon and then London.
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