Six Preston high schools visited about knife crime dangers

No More Knives Tour visited Preston schools. Pic: Lancashire Constabulary

Students from schools across Preston were educated about knife crime last week.

The No More Knives Tour visited schools across the city, giving children a chance to listen to first-hand experiences from those who have been involved in knife crime.

The sessions, provided by The Message Trust allowed those to understand the dangers, and the impact it can have on communities and allowed students to have discussions.

Schools that participated in the tour were Archbishop Temple, Moor Park, Ashton Community College, Fulwood High School, The Eden School and Corpus Christi.

Those who were involved were also invited to a concert by the artists at Crossgate Church on Friday as storytelling, music and education were combined to create an “impactful session”

Andy Pratt MBE, Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner for Lancashire said: “The No More Knives tour provides a clear, powerful message around the consequences of knife crime, and it was great to see performers who have real, lived experience, using their skills to make clear the dangers of carrying a knife.”

“Cracking down on those who do carry these deadly weapons is vital to keeping people safe and Police and Crime Commissioner Andrew Snowden’s Fighting Crime Plan makes clear that officers working around the clock to tackle serious violence will have the support and backing they need to target offenders.”

The tour was funded by Lancashire’s Violence Reduction Network which has supported the campaign in Blackpool, Blackburn and Burnley previously.

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