Tag Archives: knife crime
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
BBC report on Youth knife crime statistics
Knife crime is on the rise across the UK, particularly in London, and police say most of those caught carrying blades have no links to gangs. So why are more young people carrying knives? These statistics for our campaign are very worrying. We need to raise awareness that reaches all sections of society, in particular […]
Staffordshire Police collect hundreds of knives in amnesty
We received a huge collection of knives and weapons from Staffordshire Police recently as their knife amnesty draw to a close. They had nearly 20 knife amnesty bins stationed across the region and police headquarters in the counties biggest knife amnesty to date. The force worked tirelessly throughout the month long amnesty to encourage members […]
We meet Connor Upton’s family as they visit the sculpture
Yvonne Upton and Terri Timms thoroughly support the National Monument against Violence and Aggression and the drive to reduce knife crime. Yvonne and Terri sadly lost Connor, Yvonne’s Son and Father to Terri’s two children in a horrific knife attack in derbyshire. It was an emotional day when the two came to visit […]
Norfolk Constabulary join campaign
As our campaign continues, we are reaching ever closer to completion. Today we have had confirmation that Norfolk constabulary are wanting to support our campaign. This means that we are even closer to becoming completely National and will help us reach our target of 100,000 knives of the streets. Alfie has been working incredibly hard on […]
Staffordshire Police visit campaign headquarters
Back in April, Staffordshire Police visited the British Ironwork centre to learn more about our campaign. The force have today implemented a month long amnesty in a bid to make Staffordshire a safer place. We have supplied bins to the force which will be placed across Staffordshire to encourage Knife surrenders by members of the […]