More than 30 people took to the roadside at East Broadway this morning to show their support for the Centre Against Abuse.

Bearing signs and t-shirts with the logo ‘Save the Shelter’, the gathering aimed to raise awareness about the closure of the Island’s only safe house for domestic abuse.

The charity had to shut the shelter in August due to a lack of funding.

But yesterday, Community Minister Wayne Scott said Government had found a secure location that could be used a temporary safe house.

He also pledged to work with the Centre and other stakeholders to identify a long-term solution.

One of the organisers of this morning’s rally, Canterbury Law director Juliana Snelling, said there was “lots of honking and waving support from the public and the buses all flashed their lights, which was wonderful”.

“I am personally very relieved that if a domestic abuse victim and their children need somewhere to go tonight or next week with a domestic abuse emergency, they now have a temporary safe house to go to,” she added.

“I thank the Minister and the Government for listening to the public plea and providing that emergency need while longer term solutions are worked out to re-open the CAA’s shelter, so that the persons best trained to deal with domestic abuse emergencies are charged with that care.”