About W.E.L.Safe
We're There For You
W.E.L.Safe CIC is a not-for-profit community interest company dedicated to harm reduction, education, and well-being within the night-time economy and beyond. Founded in 2017, we specialize in providing welfare support, real-life education, and training to help individuals make informed choices, reduce risks, and stay safe. We believe that everyone deserves access to non-judgmental, compassionate, and practical support—whether at a festival, in an educational setting, or within the community. Our work bridges the gap between people, services, and safer experiences.
“There’s no judgement, we offer people a safe space, and the support that they need, and maybe a bit of education to make a better decision next time.“
Gemma Bennet - Founding Director
Our mission is to provide non-judgemental support for people within the night-time economy and beyond. To provide real life education to young people enabling them to make informed choices, reducing harm and risk-taking behaviours. Alongside providing learning, training and mentored opportunities to up skill our wider community, creating champions to address issues affecting us all.
Our vision is to create safer spaces at all events across the UK and overseas, giving people access to support around substances, mental health, well-being and sexual health. We want people to have access to support at events to enable them to have the best possible experiences. To reach out to more young people and give them the best education to reduce harm and provide more training to volunteers, parents and professionals around event welfare and the issues affecting vulnerable people within our communities
What's In a Name?
Where Does 'W.E.L.Safe' Come From?
Welfare Services From W.E.L.Safe
At W.E.L.Safe CIC, we are dedicated to providing expert welfare services at festivals and events across the UK. Our mission is to create a safe, welcoming, and non-judgemental environment where attendees can access the support they need, whether it’s a quiet space to recover, emotional reassurance, or urgent care. Our experienced team works in partnership with event organisers, security, and medical professionals to enhance safety and well-being for all festival-goers.
Education & Training from W.E.L.Safe
W.E.L.Safe delivers fun, interactive and educational sessions to young people around a host of social care topics such as substance misuse, sexual health, mental health and how to stay safe in the communities we live in. These sessions are bespoke to the needs of our target audience and can be amended to cover any specific issue in detail. If you are a youth and community group, school, college or university or any group that works with young people, please get in touch.
Learning in the Community with W.E.L.Safe
We also deliver training and other learning experiences to volunteers, parents and professionals. We can create bespoke training to suit your needs or the needs of your organisation, with the most up to date and relevant information around the issues affecting young people and vulnerable adults around substance misuse, mental health and sexual health. We also deliver full training for all our volunteers in festival welfare, which can also be adapted for event and festival staff. W.E.L.Safe also delivers accredited training Level 1 in Safeguarding and Substance Misuse, awarded by Open Awards
W.E.L.Safe Staff
Our Management Team
Testimonials
What Do Our Clients Say?
“Working with W.E.L.Safe has been a complete pleasure. They are confident and competent in their work and I have found them very easy to work with.”
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Ben Atkins
Festival Director - Lost Village
“W.E.L.Safe have provided an excellent service for us for the last 5 years, going above and beyond in all areas of care for our customers”
Jason Oakley
Festival Director - YNot Festival
“I have had the pleasure of working with WELSafe for the past 18 months. They have been an integral part of delivering the Anti-Harassment and Welfare provision at MDLBEAST music events throughout Saudi Arabia.’”
Claire Thorn
Respect Director - MDLBeast
“The Welsafe team are experts at what they do. From large capacity dance events to multi-day family festivals they have a network of staff and volunteers who really understand our customers.”
Will McHugh
Director - Engine No4
“We have worked with WELSafe to improve the safety of our customers at Albert Hall for many years. Their volunteers are skilled, highly trained and experienced, and most importantly compassionate.”
Pete Morris
Safety Manager - Albert Hall
