Sheffield Knife Amnesty

[pikachu]

Knife Awareness Project and One Nation Community Centre are officially launching a knife surrender bank tomorrow (Saturday 16th Jan). The launch will be opened by Lord and Lady Mayor; boxer Ryan Rhodes; dj and entertainer MC Nige and well known rappers ScumFam.

[Stoned]

I like it. I remember SYP holding one years back. Has anyone any idea why they arent supporting this one?

[Caz1]

Will this be a place you can take unwanted domestic knives?

[pikachu]

Yes you can but please use the following advice when disposing of knives

 

HOW TO WRAP A KNIFE

You can use newspaper or cardboard and you will need some sticky tape. To avoid personal injury, do not handle the sharp bladed edge of the knife.Using a few sheets of newspaper or cardboard, carefully wrap the knife with enough material to prevent it piercing through.

Seal carefully with lots of sticky tape. This should prevent it from being easily removed or falling out of its wrapping. The knife must be wrapped or secured in a way that it can't be easily removed or used if you're challenged.

GOING TO THE KNIFE BIN

Familiarise yourself with the location of the knife bin. If it makes you feel safer, take your knife to the knife bin in daylight hours.

Remember!!!!! It is still an offence to have the knife in a public place, but it is reasonable to be in possession of it when it is wrapped up as described and if you are going directly to the weapons bin to dispose of it.

REMEMBER

Exercise caution. Be safe, not sorry.

[BHRemovals]

be interesting to know how many get handed in

[pikachu]

A recent four week amnesty in Manchester collected over 1100 knives so we shall have to see what happens in Sheffield

Edited January 15, 2016 by pikachu

[natjack]

Where is it?

[pikachu]

One Nation Community Centre, 7 Leyburn Road, Nether Edge S8 0XA

 

This is a permanent knife bin - the official launch is between 2.30 until 3pm

 

Sorry for the confusion

Edited January 16, 2016 by pikachu

[tinfoilhat]

Isn't it sad that a few generations back thousands of young men in this city made pocket knifes, and carried them daily too no doubt. My uncle gave me a Swiss army type thing with a fake pearl handle when I was around 10 or 11 and I'm "only" going back 30 years. If I gave my nephew the same now my sister would string me up.

 

Now we have to have an amnesty for crappy pound land kitchen knives that get stuffed down a sock (that are made in China) so someone doesn't get stabbed. Oh and be careful kids they can be sharp too. No wonder young 'uns can't cook.

 

What a world.

[RJRB]

I think every boy who graduated from the cubs to the scouts in the 1950s enjoyed a trip to the Scout Shop to get a sheath knife to wear on his belt.

I still have mine in the garage,decorated with some fur on the sheath.

The irony is that as an 11 year old I could walk the streets with it,but today I would be arrested.

I won't be handing mine in as it comes in very handy for a number of reasons,none of them to do with harming anyone else.

I seem to remember buying a Scout stave at the same time which would probably also be considered a potential weapon today.