Six Preston high schools visited about knife crime dangers

College students from colleges throughout Preston had been educated about knife crime final week.

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The No Extra Knives Tour visited colleges throughout town, giving kids an opportunity to take heed to first-hand experiences from those that have been concerned in knife crime.

The periods, offered by The Message Belief allowed these to grasp the hazards, and the affect it will probably have on communities and allowed college students to have discussions.

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Colleges that participated within the tour had been Archbishop Temple, Moor Park, Ashton Group Faculty, Fulwood Excessive Faculty, The Eden Faculty and Corpus Christi.

Those that had been concerned had been additionally invited to a live performance by the artists at Crossgate Church on Friday as storytelling, music and training had been mixed to create an “impactful session”

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Andy Pratt MBE, Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire mentioned: “The No Extra Knives tour supplies a transparent, highly effective message across the penalties of knife crime, and it was nice to see performers who’ve actual, lived expertise, utilizing their expertise to clarify the hazards of carrying a knife.” 

“Cracking down on those that do carry these lethal weapons is important to holding individuals secure and Police and Crime Commissioner Andrew Snowden’s Combating Crime Plan makes clear that officers working across the clock to deal with critical violence can have the assist and backing they should goal offenders.” 

The tour was funded by Lancashire’s Violence Discount Community which has supported the marketing campaign in Blackpool, Blackburn and Burnley beforehand. 

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