Darlington are
working in partnership with the Damilola Taylor Trust, the Home
Office, Department for Education and Skills and other partner
agencies to support a national anti-knife and weapons campaign that
forms part of the Damilola Taylor Trust’s ‘Respect Your Life not
a Knife Campaign’.
In a bid to stop
young people carrying knives, Darlington has launched the
hard-hitting anti-weapons campaign, warning young people: “Knives
are not cool, they kill.”
As part of the initiative,
young people are urged to make an anti-knife pledge. Almost 4,000
schools across the UK have been encouraged to take part in the
scheme by putting up pledge walls.
It is hoped displays, made up of
poems, thoughts and comments made by the children, will encourage
communication and enforce the dangers of carrying knives.
Knife City
dramatises the risks and consequences of carrying a knife in a way
that makes an impact on teenagers
