City of London Police collection
Last week we carried out a collection from City of London Police collecting knives the force had gathered off the streets of London. We thank City of London for their support in spreading awareness on the affects of Knife crime and Violence and their contribution to our soon to be truly national cause gives us […]
Surrey Police Knife Collection
We travelled south last week to collect knives and weapons surrendered from Surrey Police. A number of knives and weapons were collected in support of our campaign and we thank Surrey police for their contributions to this national project. The force have been a huge help to us in getting in touch with the final […]
North Yorkshire Knife Collection
Our trip up North on Thursday saw us collect knives and weapons from North Yorkshire Police. The force had carried out an amnesty across the region and the collection of weapons filled our vehicle for the journey back to Shropshire. We want to thank North Yorkshire for their support during our campaign and this is […]
Cleveland Police collection
Yesterday saw the collection of knives and weapons from Cleveland Police at their Middlesborough headquarters. The force have collected over 400 knives from amnesties and surrenders from across the county. We want to thank Cleveland Police for their dedication in tackling knife crime. Just like all of the other forces we have worked with, the […]
14th February 2017
In today’s issue of Shropshire Star there is an interesting article about the National Monument and it explains how one of our biggest supporters Alison Cope, a fierce anti knife campaigner, feels about the campaign and explains her involvement in the project. https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2017/02/14/shropshire-knife-angels-tragic-inspiration-is-revealed/
British Independent Retailers Association back new campaign
The British Independent retailers Association, is now in support of our efforts to highlight the need for greater efforts in preventing knives being used on the UK streets. Retailers are being informed of best practices and checklist info , for serving youths with knife sales. All facets of our society can play a more significant […]
ITV News Film the Knife Angel at the British Ironwork Centre
Here at the British Ironwork Centre we were delighted to have ITV News filming the Knife Angel here on Thursday 9th February 2017.
Led By Lanterns – Save a Life
Led By Lanterns are a four piece rock band from Birmingham, who have created a song in support of our campaign. Boots, Chris, Shaun & Brad have created the single inspired by our national campaign, Save a Life, Surrender your Knife, to raise awareness of the affects of knife crime and violence. See the music […]
Another Force has joined the Knife Angel campaign!
South Wales Police yesterday became the latest police force to join our National campaign, to remove a quarter of a million knives and weapons off the streets of the UK in the creation of The National Monument against Violence and Aggression -…. We travelled to the forces Bridgend property stores to collect a number of […]
Knife detection arch installed in Knife Angel’s home town
A knife detection arch will now be used in pubs and clubs in the town of Oswestry in a bid to increase public safety during nights out. The aim of the arch is to make sure knives do not find their way into pubs and clubs in the town. With Oswestry being the home of the […]