People who are concerned for the elderly have been putting posters up around the First Tower area offering to go and sit with them on Tuesday night.
They say many pensioners are scared to open their doors and go outside on 31 October as it is the time they most fear being attacked.
Many face a torrent of abuse if they do not give sweets to teenage trick-or-treaters – and sometimes even if they do.
The service is the idea of the Methodist group from St Andrew’s Church.
But in an unfortunate error, posters were advertising the minder service for next year rather than on Tuesday night.
Shopkeepers have told organisers that many senior citizens said the service would be invaluable and they wished it was in place this year.
As a result of the misprint, nobody has come forward to take advantage of the offer of protection.
Now one of the main organisers, Elaine Webster, has turned to the JEP in a late bid to alert the elderly to the proposed service.
Mrs Webster, a marketing manager at HSBC, said: ‘We hope it is not too late.
Many elderly people will not go outside or even open their doors on Halloween.
‘First Tower is a notorious hot-spot for gangs of teenagers who throw eggs and verbally abuse people.
‘We are offering to go and sit with a person of the same sex and play cards, chat or spend time as they wish.
We want to make them feel more secure this Halloween.’
