
All residents are being invited to join in. means for maintaining the ejector in normally inoperative position, and stop. Anti-violence campaigner and Knife Crime Victim Support founder, Quinton Green, will be a special guest at the event, which will take place on Thursday, June 29 at 6pm. with the first and second impression cylinders of each set in one vertical. The Knife Angel's time in the borough will culminate in a special candlelit vigil at the monument to remember those who have lost their lives to knife crime. It will be led by Alison Cope who, after losing her son Joshua Ribera to knife crime in 2013, has worked to help educate communities about the dangers of violent crime and encouraging positive change. Other community events being held include a parenting workshop being held on Thursday, June 22 at the Newtown Centre in Newtown Road, Nuneaton.
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"Not only that, but it’s opened opportunities for the communities team on behalf of Nuneaton and Bedworth Safer Communities Partnership (NABSCOP) to give out their community safety packs, which they're distributing for free from their Nuneaton market stall on Wednesdays and Saturdays between 10am and 2pm." "We know there is a lot to do to bring both of our town centres to life and to be able to do this with something that has such as strong a message as the Knife Angel is amazing. Even in the evenings, there are people stood admiring it, discussing what it means to them. We have showrooms throughout Phoenix and Tucson.

"The Knife Angel is proving an exceptionally popular draw to the town. Overview First Impression Security Doors is a family owned and operated security door, iron gate, wrought iron railings company. The piece of art, created at the British Ironworks Centre by artist Alfie Bradley, will be in Market Place until the end of the month and there are a number of community events being held to coincide with its time in the town centre.Ĭouncillor Clare Golby, deputy leader at the Town Hall said. It is made with 100,000 confiscated blades, one of which bears the name of Morgan Hehir, the talented young Nuneaton street artist who was stabbed on Halloween night in 2015. More importantly, the arrival of the sculpture has also opened up conversations about knife crime and the devastating consequences of it.įor the latest Nuneaton stories you can get them emailed to you by signing up here

Not only that, market stall holders have also revealed a boost in their trade ever since it arrived. It has been just over two weeks since cranes lowered the sculpture into Market Place and it was officially launched.īut the impact has already been felt with Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council revealing that, compared to this time last year, there has been a 30 per cent increase in the number of visitors to the town.

Visitor numbers to Nuneaton town centre have soared since the arrival of the Knife Angel.
