SIT STOP

The idea of SIT STOP began in 2005, an idea promoting more places to sit down.  The aim of SIT STOP is to ask shops and businesses to display a sign so that people would know they could go inside and sit down without the need to buy anything. A very simple concept which has achieved great success in Richmond on Thames, Surrey.
SIT STOP is trying to make life a little easier for those people who need somewhere to sit down. It is run by an independent community group in Richmond on Thames. They visit shops and businesses; check they have a seat and easy access and if the owner is happy, they put up a sticker with the SIT STOP logo. Then people know they can go in and sit down. They do not have to buy anything.
The scheme has been running in Richmond since 2006 and there are now over 100 SIT STOPs. The group also take seats to summer fairs and other local events to highlight the scheme and the fact that people need to sit down when out and about.
We would like to start SIT STOP in Salisbury. If you would be interested in helping to promote the scheme in Salisbury, please contact either Pam Gordon burmesegordons@hotmail.com
or Lydia Parbury mob 07958 738 570 Lydiaparbury@hotmail.com Lydia is one of the team in Richmond and is happy to help Salisbury start SIT STOP here.
For more information see www.sitstop.co.uk