Tag Archives: Save a life
June 5th, the first step
Today is the day! We wanted to remind all of our visitors here today that there is a strict Embargo on today’s events. No photography or filming to take place during the Knife Angel’s move. The one show have already arrived to start filming. We are sorry for the inconvenience but this is a huge […]
Support from The Advertizer
There was wonderful coverage in the Oswestry Advertizer today! Delighted to have so much coverage and support from our local newspaper. The Knife Angel or The National Monument against Violence and Aggression – Knife Angel will be lifted 60 ft in the air on Monday. This will hopefully mark its first steps towards Trafalgar square […]
BBC One Show Film the Knife Angel
On the 5th June, we are having to request a total ban on anyone filming and even photography on site. We have formally committed to The One Show how filming the Knife angel and we are to implement a complete blanket ban on all pictures and movies on site. Security will be present all day, […]
Dudley and Solihull Knife Banks
Knife banks for Dudley and Solihull are finished and ready. West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, David Jamieson visited the Ironworks last week, to solidify ongoing support in tackling the rise in crime. With all violent and aggressive incidents continuing to increase, the British Ironworks has vowed to upgrade its support being placed behind West […]
Yorkshire and Manchester Collections
Last week saw momentous collections from 3 Police forces including South Yorkshire Police, West Yorkshire Police and Greater Manchester Police. It’s fantastic to have these the forces proactively collecting knives and weapons off the streets of the UK and making their regions more aware on the affects of knife crime and violence. This now concludes […]
National Knife Crime figures
National Knife Crime Figures! There were over 16,000 Injuries and deaths caused by knives in 2016. This figure does not include persons stopped with a knife or persons caught having threatened someone with a blade. This figure is missing three forces, we are still trying to obtain their statistics. Everyone note London’s figures, yet the […]
Kent Police collection
We have now collected all knives and weapons from Kent Police which are to contribute to the National Monument Against Violence and Aggression. The number of knives and weapons we collect from each force is always a surprise and we are glad that these weapons are now off the streets of the UK. We hope […]
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 […]
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 […]
Michelle Mchale visits the sculpture
Our friend and supporter Michelle McHale visited The British Ironwork Centre with her family this week to catch up with Alfie and to see how the sculpture is coming along. Michelle is the founder of the charity Raising Aspirations and is working closely with us to gain the support from police forces across the nation. […]