Mon, 03 Oct 2005
Jonny Wilkinson, Sir Alex Ferguson, Amir Khan, Rio Ferdinand, Liz McClarnon,
Vanessa Feltz and Ashes winner Marcus Trescothick are among those today launching the first ever NSPCC FULL STOP Week (3-9 October).
FULL STOP Week is part of Talk ‘ til it stops – the NSPCC’s latest drive urging people to help stop child cruelty.
Jonny, Sir Alex, Rio and Amir will appear in a new TV advert, encouraging people to act in support of the week. Other celebrities speaking out in support of the NSPCC campaign are: Sally Gunnell, Matt Dawson, Ioan Gruffudd, Tess Daly, Caroline Quentin, and actress Lucy Davis (The Office).
FULL STOP Week launches as a new report reveals that abused children helped by the NSPCC waited an average of two years four months before telling someone about their abuse. The report found that the children spoke to an average of three people before anyone helped them.* During FULL STOP Week, the NSPCC is sending out packs to nine million adults with advice on how people can act on concerns about a child.
A focal point of FULL STOP Week is a nationwide ‘talking relay’. This will be launched by TV presenter Donna Air opposite the British Airways London Eye, which is going green to support the week. NSPCC advice on spotting possible signs of abuse will be projected onto the Shell Building behind the Eye. The relay will take in other key cities like Brighton, Cardiff, Liverpool, Birmingham and Newcastle. It will urge the public to talk to each other about how they can help end child cruelty. Personalities taking part in the relay include: Welsh Rugby Union Chairman David Pickering,
Craig Phillips from TV’s Big Brother 1, and actor Chris Ellison (The Bill). They will ‘talk on the spot’ about what people can do. The ‘spot’ will be a giant green speech bubble to represent how talking can end abuse.
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