Purple Flag

Purple Flag is an accreditation for towns and City centres that excel in managing the evening and night time economy. Southend-on-Sea has held this accreditation since 2012; the city centre is assessed yearly on its standards, management and good practice in maintain a safe prosperous night time economy.

We are very proud to have been successful in consistently gaining this award and striving to keep up our standards for 10 years.

Project Servator

Project Servator aims to deter, detect and disrupt a range of criminal activity, including terrorism, while providing a reassuring presence for the public.

For further information please visit Project Servator|Essex Police

Travel Safely

  • Always travel in a licenced Taxi – never get in an unmarked vehicle
  • If you use a private hire vehicle, always pre-book through a licenced operator
  • Make sure you have enough money for the fare
  • For Bus and Train times; visit arrivabus.co.uk/southend/www.c2c-online.co.uk

Drink Sensibly

We want you to enjoy all the facilities available – safely and responsibly. For further information on alcohol safety please visit www.drinkaware.com

Night Time Economy Pack

Download our Night Time Economy pack here