Kingston Street Pastors began in June 2006. The project is coordinated by Oxygen a Kingston Based Youth Charity.
Each evening between 15,000 and 20,000 people use
Kingston Town Centre. They come from as far as Guildford, Croydon and
Sutton as well as from Kingston Borough itself. What brings these
individuals to Kingston is the many pubs, clubs and bars that are open
from early till late. The vast majority of these people simply enjoy a
good night before heading home, however there are a number of people
who frequent the town centre who feel isolated, at risk or lost.
With
the growth of Kingston’s night time community we believe that our town
centre needs people who will be caring, loving and directing on the
streets late at night. Those people form Street Pastors Kingston.