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Yorkshire and Manchester Collections

admin — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 15:27:26 +0000

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 that one of our campaign objectives is nearly complete, to have the support of all 43 Police forces across the UK! We still have a number of collections to take place but we can reveal that we have received positive support from every Police force! The Campaign can now truly be called a NATIONAL CAMPAIGN!

We can now focus all of our efforts on contacting the London Mayors office in the sculpture reaching it’s destiny, to be placed on the 4th plinth in Trafalgar square.
Petition signatures are increasing but to reach a debate in parliament we have a way to go.
If you haven’t signed our petition yet, follow this link to find out how you can pledge your support,

http://surrenderyourknife.co.uk/support/government-petition-to-see-capital-exposure/

Have your say

admin — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 15:22:25 +0000

Have your Say!

All visitors to the Centre, from today will have the ability to offer their support in writing.
Directly outside the Knife Angel studio, we have now positioned a table specifically prepared with letterheads and pens.

Your letters and comments will be collected in a mailbox and there after posted to the Mayor’s Office, addressed directly to Sadiq Khan.

With now every police force in the UK having completed an amnesty or surrender, all contributing their weapons for the monument to be made, it’s now time to press the Mayor’s office to allow the National Monument against Violence and Aggression to fulfil its destiny.

Knife crime in the UK, is nationally radically up by up to 10% across the country and up by 24% across the Midlands alone.
London has the most significant problem, eclipsing the whole of the other UK’s figures.

North Yorkshire Knife Collection

admin — Sat, 04 Mar 2017 15:37:24 +0000

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 the second contribution from the force that has helped us raise awareness on the sheer volume of knives and weapons on our streets.

admin — Tue, 14 Feb 2017 15:12:07 +0000

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/

BBC report on Youth knife crime statistics

admin — Tue, 13 Dec 2016 11:02:50 +0000

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 the younger generation. To show them the dangers of even carrying a knife.

See the BBC’s article by following this link,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38237496

Merry Christmas

admin — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 15:48:35 +0000

We’re hanging up our tools for the week and we will be back on the 2nd January.

Many thanks to all of our loyal fans who have been amazing this year! We look forward to 2015, and welcome it with open arms.

January will see the beginning of our Knife angel construction, and further campaigning to get the word out.

We hope for more fundraising and awareness opportunities and hope to see more bins placed across the UK.

Merry Christmas to each and everyone of you and a very Happy New Year, and please everyone keep a place in your thought on Christmas day to those who have lost their lives to knife crime, and remember the families that they have left behind. Our thought are with you all this holiday season.

We may have missed….

admin — Sat, 20 Dec 2014 12:29:33 +0000

Amongst our many updates we may have let some of our fantastic supporters slip through the cracks, so we’ve decided to compile a post dedicated to images of our campaign to date – sorry if we missed you – your support is very much appreciated.

West Mercia Police Deliver 5k Knives

admin — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 15:10:29 +0000

Today West Mercia Police in conjunction with Biffa Skips and environmental waste management, have delivered a large shipment of knives that have been relinquished for our cause.

The delivery took place today in our centre in Oswestry Shropshire, the knives where placed into a controlled environment where our specially trained workers will de-contaminate and dull down the blades in preparation for the sculpture.

It is a long and complicated job, but one with a just reward at the end of it. We were never expecting such a massive response so soon into the campaign and it means that we can get started on the Knife angel all that much quicker.

Work on the Angel is to begin in January with preparation beginning as soon as the Christmas break is over. We now feel very confident that this can and will go ahead as we had hoped. everything is falling into place. We have several amnesty bins now planted around the UK, and have received a call from one area stating that the bin is full and ready to be delivered!

Keep your eyes peeled over the coming weeks, Alfie and his boys have their work cut out for them but its going to be a spectacular sight on completion.

Amazing Amy Supports Surrender Your Knife Campaign

admin — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 14:00:43 +0000

November 27^th – Amy Hughes Marathon Runner

Remember Amy Hughes? You know the one? Yeah that girl who ran 53 marathons one after the other?? Of Course you do! She’s a self-made legend and we are insanely proud to have her support.

Cheers Amy! We can’t wait for our Angel to be completed.

Only Cowards Carry

admin — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 13:23:41 +0000

So grateful when we receive the support of fellow anti-knife campaigners.

Today we have been fortunate enough to gain the support of “Only Cowards Carry” who have been running since 2012, and are a registered charity. You can find out more about them here:

http://www.onlycowardscarry.org

Video to follow…