Swindon’s Night Angels helped a woman who was reportedly spiked during Halloween, leaving her with no memory of the night.
The incident happened on Saturday night in a club on Wood Street. Volunteer Jenny said the woman was "in quite a bad way" when the team found her and that they spent around 45 minutes assisting her alongside paramedics.
She said: "We heard on Sunday morning from her mum that she couldn't remember anything about the night at all. Her mum was really grateful that we had stepped in to help."
The Night Angels stayed on patrol until 5.15am due to the volume of incidents and large crowds gathered around Kyoki, talking with door staff and helping vulnerable people get home safely.
Jenny said: "We were all over the place all night. It was nuts."
"We had a couple of girls who were being followed at various points during the night, so we ended up walking them to where they wanted to go and we put quite a few women into taxis that night."
Jenny added: "There were just so many incidents, mostly minor. Normally, we report everything in order, but we were so spread out that night that we couldn't."
At one point, volunteers intervened after a car sped down a side road near the car park opposite Kioki.
"It came around the corner, put its foot down, hit a signpost, nearly hit people sitting by the side of the road waiting for a taxi, and then sped off," she said.
"We were worried it would turn around and come back the same way, so we found ourselves acting like traffic wardens and getting everyone off the road."
The Night Angels were also involved in de-escalating a confrontation involving a group of men and two women after one of the men is said to have repeatedly shouted: "I've got a shank, I've got a shank, if you don't leave me alone."
No injuries were reported.
Jenny said the situation prompted an immediate change in approach, while praising Kyoki's security staff for their support.
She added: "The door staff from Kyoki were really good. As soon as they saw something was going on, they came over because they knew we were there. You can't fault them. We always feel safe when they're around."
Despite the busy evening, Jenny said that the most serious incidents were the reported spiking and the fight in the car park, with most callouts involving people who had drunk too much alcohol.
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