Dawn Dines, the force behind the charity Stamp Out Spiking (SOS), was in Manchester on Saturday night, to attend the launch of Mancbeth and talk about the “evil, evil practice of spiking.”
She joined Manchester legend Rowetta on stage and danced the night away to the sounds of Octavia Freud and The Weird sisters and Shadowplay – a very good Joy Division tribute band.
The evening’s proceedings were in the safe hands of actor Brian Gorman who did it in the style of another Manchester legend Tony Wilson.
Dawn was in Manchester to spread the word of her charity Stamp Out Spiking. Where better to do that than at a music venue.
She said:
“This vile crime is so often carried out when people are out having fun. I urge you to take care and look out for your friends.” This message was backed up by Sacha Lord, the Night Time Economy Adviser for Greater Manchester. He said this:
“I encourage anyone on a night out to enjoy themselves, eat, drink and be merry, but look after your friends, be aware of your environments and stick together.”
“Enough is enough when it comes to spiking and I’m proud to support any campaign which helps stamp out this horrific crime. I’d like to wish the MancBeth launch good luck for the evening.”
The night was considered a success by producer David Lemberg. He added:
“Lots of people had a good time. We drew Mancbeth to the attention of a wide variety of people like investors and the arts community.”
