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CROYDON COMMENTARY: Businessman TIM WATES believes that even a small shift in engagement with each other can make a big difference to the borough’s future Across Croydon, many community groups, volunteers and businesses are rolling up their sleeves to make … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Charity, Community associations, Croydon Commitment, Crystal Palace FC, Education, Knife crime, Lives Not Knives, Serious About Youth, Tim Wates, Wates Group
Tagged Croydon, Croydon College, Croydon Voluntary Action, Crystal Palace FC, Fairfield Halls, Lives Not Knives, Palace for Life Foundation, Serious About Youth, Tim Wates, Wates, Wates Group
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Social initiative has sports club punching above their Wates
A community sports group based in Norbury Park is having its boxing gym fitted out by property maintenance firm Wates as a “social value initiative”. Gloves Not Gunz is a boxing club which aims to prevent and divert young people … Continue reading
Pensions workers raise over £3,000 for Lives Not Knives charity
Staff at the East Croydon-based Pension Protection Fund raised more than £3,000 over the past year while also holding a gift appeal for local charity Lives Not Knives to support their work engaging, educating and empowering disadvantaged youngsters. The PPF … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Lives Not Knives
Tagged charity, Christmas, Croydon, East Croydon, Lives Not Knives, LNK, Pension Protection Fund, PPF
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Choir records a classic as fund-raiser in memory of Elianne
Croydon Voices, a community choir, has recorded their version of the soul classic Stand By Me in memory of Elianne Andam, the schoolgirl killed in Croydon last week.
Perry passes knife crime responsibility to community groups
Another announcement from the council appears to confirm the abandonment of the authority’s attempt to establish a violence reduction unit, and showed Mayor Jason Perry abrogating responsibility for dealing with one of the most pressing issues in the borough today. … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Crime, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, Knife crime, Lives Not Knives, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Policing, Sarah Hayward
Tagged 15% Council Tax hike, Croydon, Croydon Council, Katherine Kerswell, knife crime, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Sarah Hayward, Violence Reduction Network, Violence Reduction Unit, youth knife crime
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Lives Not Knives Christmas lunch, Centrale, Dec 19
Posted in Charity, Crime, Knife crime, Lives Not Knives
Tagged Centrale, Christmas, Lives Not Knives, LNK
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Knife crime charity says lack of council support is ‘shame’
A leading figure in a high-profile charity set up to counter knife crime in Croydon has repeated claims that their organisation has been “unsupported” by the council. Monique Ribeiro is the mother of Eliza Ribeiro, who founded Lives Not Knives … Continue reading
Council bid for anti-knife crime funding rejected as ‘unrealistic’
Croydon anti-knife crime projects have missed out on around £500,000 in Government funding because of an unseemly tug-of-war between Whitehall and Croydon Town Hall. On Friday, the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government announced nearly £10million-worth of funding, allocated … Continue reading
Tory Government’s £10m anti-knife crime fund ignores Croydon
The Tory Government has this morning announced £9.8million of grants to projects supporting children and families vulnerable to knife crime and gang culture around the country. Yet not a single penny has been allocated to any such scheme in Croydon, … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Crime, Croydon South, Jeff Boothe, Knife crime, Lives Not Knives, Policing
Tagged Chief Superintendent Jeff Boothe, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Jeff Boothe, knife crime, Lives Not Knives, Tory, youth knife crime
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Project B Old Skool gig for Lives Not Knives, Jan 31
Posted in Activities, Charity, Lives Not Knives, Music
Tagged charity, Croydon, Lives Not Knives, Music
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Free personal safety training sessions, Nov 4 and Nov 17
Posted in Charity, Crime, Education, Knife crime, Lives Not Knives
Tagged Croydon, Education, Lives Not Knives, LNK, Training
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Music At The Unit, Lives Not Knives: Sep 20
Posted in Activities, Centrale, Lives Not Knives, Music
Tagged Centrale, knife crime, Lives Not Knives, LNK, Music
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Lives Not Knives nominated for prize at Lamplugh Awards
Lives Not Knives, the Croydon-based anti-violence charity, is a finalist in this year’s National Personal Safety Awards, an event promoted by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust. Lives Not Knives has been shortlisted for the Young Person’s Safety Award, an individual (under … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Crime, Eliza Ribeiro, Knife crime, Lives Not Knives
Tagged Crime, Croydon, Eliza Ribeiro, knife crime, Lives Not Knives
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Police question time, at LNK, Centrale, Sep 17
Posted in Centrale, Lives Not Knives, Policing
Tagged Centrale, Lives Not Knives, Metropolitan Police, Police, Policing
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Festival of Code youth competition is coming to Centrale
Children from Croydon with a keen eye for coding are being urged to sign up to a competition taking place across the country between July 28 and August 3. The LNK unit, in Centrale’s Upper Mall, is a host centre … Continue reading
Posted in Centrale, Education, Lives Not Knives, Tech City
Tagged Centrale, coding, Croydon, Lives Not Knives, LNK, Tech City
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Positive Summer Vibes charity event, Centrale, July 26
Posted in Art, Centrale, Charity, Lives Not Knives, Music
Tagged Centrale, Eliza Ribeiro, Lives Not Knives, LNK
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Lives Not Knives fundraiser, Vulcan Way, July 24
Posted in Charity, Lives Not Knives, New Addington
Tagged Cronx Brewery, Lives Not Knives, New Addington
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Croydon Careers Fair, North End, June 30
Posted in Business, Centrale, Community associations, Lives Not Knives
Tagged careers, careers fair, Centrale, Croydon, jobs, North End
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More murders and rapes in what Tories say is “safer borough”
Evening all. WALTER CRONXITE points his flashing blue light at another of the major issues for voters to consider before Thursday’s local elections Issue No3: CRIME THE ISSUE: Unanimity among the political parties on crime: they’re all agin it. Crime … Continue reading
LNK founder left in tears by response to teacher stabbing
The high-profile founder of a Croydon youth anti-knife crime group has reacted with horror to the violent death of Leeds teacher Anne Maguire this week, but also with grave disappointment at the manner that the media handled the shocking news … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Crime, Eliza Ribeiro, Knife crime, Lives Not Knives
Tagged Anne Maguire, Crime, Eliza Ribeiro, knife crime, Lives Not Knives, LNK
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Lives Not Knives Music At The Unit: Apr 19
Posted in Activities, Centrale, Charity, Lives Not Knives, Music
Tagged Centrale, charity, Croydon, knife crime, Lives Not Knives, LNK, stabbings
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Youth knife crime: the most vicious of vicious circles
The latest, and probably the most serious, scandal to blight Croydon has been this year’s spate of youth stabbings. SHANIQUA BENJAMIN, pictured, investigates what is driving young people to carry weapons Two teenagers stabbed in the Whitgift Centre. A 12-year-old … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Eliza Ribeiro, Knife crime, Lives Not Knives
Tagged Crime, Croydon, knife crime, Lives Not Knives, Police, Shaniqua Benjamin, Whitgift Centre, youth knife crime
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Fit 2 Learn bond launch party, Centrale, Mar 13
Fit 2 Learn CIC Social Enterprise Bond Launch Party 6.00pm – 7.30pm on Thursday 13th March, 2014 Lives Not Knives (LNK) Unit, Upper Mall, Centrale Shopping Centre CR0 1TY Fit 2 Learn invites you to the launch of its social … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Charity, Community associations, Education, Lives Not Knives
Tagged Fit 2 Learn, Lives Not Knives, South Croydon
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