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Australian newspaper uses campaign as model for its own
9:39am Friday 9th March 2012
AN AUSTRALIAN newspaper has launched a life-saving drive – using The Press’s Think Don’t Swim campaign for inspiration.
Inquest warning on river dangers
9:50am Thursday 9th February 2012
A POLICE officer has issued a fresh warning about the dangers of the Ouse after telling how a bartender jumped in and drowned in the bitterly cold river.
River tragedy plaque unveiled
9:19am Saturday 14th January 2012
A PLAQUE has been unveiled in memory of a worker who drowned in the River Ouse and whose death sparked The Press’s Think, Don’t Swim campaign.
River tragedy plaque to be unveiled at York bar
9:25am Wednesday 11th January 2012
A PLAQUE is to be unveiled at a York riverside bar this week in a bid to prevent another tragic death in the River Ouse.
Hopes for safe 2012 on York's rivers
9:11am Tuesday 3rd January 2012
THE mother of a young bartender who drowned in the River Ouse last July says her biggest hope for 2012 is that no one else will die in York’s rivers.
York police officer writes poem for Think Don't Swim campaign
8:20am Wednesday 28th December 2011
A YORK police officer has used her experience of rescuing people from the River Ouse as the inspiration for this hard-hitting poem to back The Press’s Think, Don’t Swim campaign.
£1k boost for river safety campaign
8:27am Friday 23rd December 2011
A CALENDAR featuring naked York bartenders has raised more than £1,000 in support of The Press’s Think, Don’t Swim campaign.
Bar staff strip off for river appeal
9:02am Tuesday 13th December 2011
YORK bar staff who posed for a nude calendar in support of The Press’s Think, Don’t Swim campaign have made a profit of almost £600 to help buy equipment to help rescue people who have jumped or fallen in York’s rivers.
3,000 see river campaign film
9:37am Saturday 3rd December 2011
THE Press’ Think, Don’t Swim film has been seen by more than 3,000 people in 30 days.
York bartenders bare all for river safety campaign
8:18am Wednesday 23rd November 2011
A CALENDAR featuring naked York bartenders was launched last night in support of The Press’ Think Don’t Swim campaign.
Report reveals full scale of river deaths as Press campaign gathers pace
8:30am Friday 11th November 2011
THE full scale of the tragic loss of life in Britain’s rivers has been highlighted in a new report – as The Press’s own campaign to reveal the dangers of water gathers pace.
2,000 view The Press’s Think, Don’t Swim film
9:10am Tuesday 8th November 2011
THE Press’ Think, Don’t Swim film has been seen by almost 2,000 people within a week of its premiere at York’s City Screen cinema.
Hundreds watch river safety campaign movie
8:00am Wednesday 2nd November 2011
HUNDREDS of people watched an emotive campaign film aimed at raising awareness of the dangers of York’s rivers within 24 hours of its launch.
Audience’s 'stunning' verdict on river safety film
9:30am Tuesday 1st November 2011
STUNNED silence greeted the premiere of The Press’s new hard-hitting film aimed at raising awareness of the dangers of York’s rivers.
River safety campaign film premieres in York
9:20am Monday 31st October 2011
A HARD-HITTING film aimed at driving home the message of The Press’s Think, Don’t Swim campaign is being premiered today at York’s City Screen cinema.
Coroner calls for longer rope on York’s rescue lifebelts
9:20am Monday 31st October 2011
YORK’S Coroner has called for measures to prevent further tragedies in the River Ouse after hearing how a 26-year-old man drowned.
‘Idiots’ blasted for removing lifebelt
8:27am Wednesday 19th October 2011
“IDIOTS” who stole a lifebelt on York’s riverside and then dumped it 100 yards away have been accused of putting lives at risk.
Divers warn of hidden dangers in York's rivers
8:56am Monday 17th October 2011
DIVERS who took part in filming for The Press’ Think, Don’t Swim campaign have warned of the hidden hazards they found lying under the surface of the River Ouse.
Paralysed river victim in ‘don’t jump’ plea
8:40am Saturday 15th October 2011
HIS life changed forever when he dived off York’s Ouse Bridge on his 25th birthday and broke his neck and spine, leaving him a quadriplegic.
Ouse victim’s family lend their support to river safety campaign
9:21am Saturday 8th October 2011
THE devastated family of a man who drowned in the River Ouse have backed The Press’s campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of York’s rivers.
The Press’s ‘Think, Don’t Swim’ campaign has been launched in a bid to raise awareness of the dangers posed by jumping or falling into York’s rivers.
It has the full support of Vicki and Abbi Horrocks, the mother and sister of a 21-year-old barman, Richard, who drowned after leaping into the Ouse from the balcony of Revolution after completing his last shift in July.
Vicki says she wants to do everything she can to prevent others going through the anguish suffered by her family since Richard died.
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