SWEP activated in Bristol from Friday 6th December until the morning of Monday 9th November following weather warnings for Bristol being escalated by the MET Office due to Storm Darragh. [NOW DEACTIVATED] 

UPDATE:Monday 9th December 2024, SWEP now deactived. 

Anyone who is currently sleeping rough in Bristol will be able to access emergency shelter from today (Friday 6th November 2024). When SWEP is activated, we advise everyone to phone the St Mungo's Street Outreach Team on 0117 4070330 to direct them to someone sleeping rough. We also ask that you support people sleeping rough to call the team, where possible.

St Mungo's teams will be out on the street covering extra shifts during this period to offer shelter and support to anyone found rough sleeping. A reminder that StreetLink is not an emergency service and if someone is in immediate danger, call 999. 

Please share this information with colleagues and anyone else you feel is relevant. We will update again to confirm any extensions to this period and when SWEP is no longer activated.

Severe Weather Emergency Protocol, or SWEP, is a city-wide response to ensure the physical safety of people who are sleeping rough during especially cold or otherwise dangerous weather. When SWEP is in effect, people who are rough sleeping will be allocated a shared overnight space in services and accommodation across the city.