The sexual health charity the Terence Higgins Trust has warned that British pubs and clubs need to get ready for the world cup – by making sure that their condom machines are working.
The charity has warned that previous large sporting events have tended to increase the demand for condoms. During the Winter Olympics, 8,500 condoms had to be airlifted as a matter of priority, as despite 100,000 condoms being stockpiled for the event, the Olympic Villages still ran out (this might have something to do with the Villages being rumoured to be a hotbed of scandal and gossip each Olympics....)
THT have predicted that this summer’s World Cup will be no different and as part of a campaign called ‘Scoring without getting an own goal’ they are asking the managers of pubs and clubs to take sexual health into account, making sure condom machines in the ladies and gent’s are fully stocked to protect their customers.
The singer Beverly Knight is supporting the campaign and has said that bar staff can make a real difference and make sure that their punters are safe throughout the tournament. She added that nothing would ‘put you off your game’ worse than an unplanned pregnancy or STD and urged people to ‘make safer sex sexy again’.