Aged 36 28th April 2023 Stood outside a bar on Birley Street a man approached me and several other women one after the other asking for money. I didn’t initially map this incident as I thought he potentially was in genuine need although it was quite intimidating as he came right up...
Beth, aged 29 30th April 2023 I was in a bar enjoying my night with a few friends, we’d all had a few drinks and was dancing. A girl came over to us and told us they’d seen a group of men were seen slipping something into somebody’s drink. This group of men were stood directly behind me...
Aged 25
27th April 2023
We were being interviewed by BBC North West about the Reclaim Blackpool when a man walked past and shouted at all of us “F*** HER RIGHT IN THE P****” which they caught on camera. He was walking with a women at the time and then also shouted at a passing dog.
Aged 25 27th April 2023 A friend and I were walking through town with our skateboards talking to each other, a man approached us loudly asking why we weren’t riding our skateboards, asking us to do tricks for him, and if we can ollie, he followed us to church street until he became...
Leah, aged 27 29th April 2023 I was with a hen party on Saturday night. I was sat at a table when a man approached me and was asking me to come back to his hotel. I said no and went to walk away. He grabbed me by the wrist and told me I was coming with him. My partner was outside so...
Aishley 25th April 2023 I was walking down the lower promenade mid morning in daylight. Occasionally stopping to take a photo or a video I noticed a man ahead who kept looking back at me, had slowed his pace down and I found it uncomfortable as my gut told me he was hanging back to talk...
29th April 2023 I was shocked at some of the Young Farmers t-shirts that I saw as I drove through town. I really don’t know how they are allowed to have things like that on display. As a Father of two girls I am sickened as to how some men behave… Not sure exactly what the...
28th April 2023 I went for a walk on the prom on Friday evening- Bispham to Gynn Square, about 6.30pm. A gang of young men (young farmers) came howling out of one of the hotels near the Clifton Hotel, wearing day-glo t-shirts with the most revolting things written on the back – the...
30th April 2023 Bystander account I had the windows open in my bedroom and can hear pretty much everything on the street and promenade. I was having a coffee and heard some commotion – not unusual. I heard a man’s voice shout really loud ‘got any crack’ and the a group of male...
28th April 2023
Stood outside Scream and Shake Horror bar, a man approached me and several other women asking for money. He was getting very close and being quite intrusive, but he did walk away when everyone refused him.
Friday 28th May 2023
Walking past the train station a group of young farmers were wearing stage and hen style t shirts saying, ‘I’m all for Ukraine, but I’m serious about Putin my fingers inside you’.
Jess, aged 24 2022 I was walking across the bar with my friends, both male and female. We passed through a group of men and one decided to “play the drums” on my arse as I walked by. I turned around and slapped him and he got progressively more aggressive (how dare I hit him) until he was...
H, Aged 16 2012 A male teacher refused me access to the toilet when I was on my period so I grabbed my bag and walked out the classroom to the toilet. The teacher in question gave me a detention which I refused to attend so I got my mum involved and she told the school. The teacher in...
2008 Waiting at the bus stop to to go to work when approached by a man aged around 60s. He started making small talk before telling me he was supposed to be meeting a woman. He then asked me if I would perform a sexual act on him for money which I politely declined as I was scared, he...
Ali, aged 25 27th April 2023 I parked my car on Queen Street, ironically to go and record an interview with BBC Northwest about the Reclaim Blackpool Map. When I was getting my skateboard out of my car a man approached me asking to ‘have a go’ on my skateboard & asking me what my name...