The team at Ironworks, along with artist Alfie Bradley, discussed the idea of creating an Angel sculpture made completely out of knives to grab attention and bring the issue of knife crime to the front of society’s consciousness. They contacted the Home Office to ask their permission to collect surrendered knives and weapons from all 43 UK police forces in the hope the knives could form the main part of the sculpture. This would show the sheer volume that the country is dealing with. This was also in the hope that this initiative would bring about the introduction of new knife amnesties with the Ironworks offering to supply each force with knife banks completely free of charge. They were successful, and permission was granted, so the campaign took off. “Save a Life, Surrender Your Knife” was born. #savealife #surrenderyourknife #tacklingknifecrime #uk #thisisengland #igersuk #gloriousbritain #bbcmidlands #hellobrum #birminghamcreatives #brum #birmingham #bham #birminghamlive #igersbirmingham (at Victoria Square, Birmingham) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxmTLfpDG3B/?igshid=2x9b9jfgvlzm
