CHURCH volunteers were out in force for the first time on Saturday night to watch over the 'vulnerable and at risk' on Teignmouth's late night streets.

The Teignmouth and Dawlish Nightshift Initiative, and its team of 20 volunteers, is affiliated to the Christian Nightlife Initiative Network, which has more than 130 projects across the country. 

Two teams of three will now volunteer every Saturday night. They will be in Teignmouth again tomorrow, Dawlish on June 14, and then alternate weekends in each town.