This month Grimsby Town Foundation have been supporting knife crime awareness month with Humberside Police as part of the Humber Violence Prevention Partnership campaign ‘Breaking the Cycle: Addressing Knife Crime Together.
As part of this, we welcomed Men’s First Team players Callum Ainley and Denver Hume, alongside Women’s First Team players Hermione Clapham and Leah Wray down to a FairPlay session at Centre4 in Nunsthorpe, to help further spread awareness of knife crime and the issues surrounding it.
These initiatives help to highlight the collaborative and funded sessions by the council in which we deliver within the local community.
Coaches at the Foundation have been delivering workshops at these sessions which are funded by the North-East Lincolnshire council.
These sessions have a direct impact on reducing violence within North-East Lincolnshire and as well as football, we have been delivering key information to participants to help keep themselves and others safe.
The FairPlay sessions we deliver on a weekly basis in the community have a direct impact on reducing violence within North-East Lincolnshire.
We do not currently have high levels of knife crime in the Humber region, however, like in other areas, it has been growing over the past decade.
On the importance of delivering these workshops in the community, our Premier League Kicks Lead Mikey Pickett said, “Knife crime is a devastating issue that tears apart families, friendships, and communities and It’s a problem that requires more than just awareness.
“At Grimsby Town Foundation we have been engaging in conversation and workshops with young people to try and give them education on local issues such as knife crime alongside being positive role models.
“By having players from both the women’s team and men’s team engaging in these conversations, we can harness the power of sport to inspire change. Football brings people together, creating a sense of belonging and shared purpose. It offers young people opportunities to learn teamwork, discipline, and respect, while steering them away from dangerous paths.
“Through this partnership with the Club, we can amplify the message that life holds greater value than violence and that there are brighter futures ahead when we work together for a safer, stronger community.
“I would also like to thank the North-East Lincolnshire Council for their involvement in giving the foundation the tools and resources for the work we have done in the community over the past couple of weeks.
If you, or anyone you know, struggles with these subjects, please visit the Humber Violence Prevention Partnership website, contact the police on 101 if you are concerned about serious violence, have information or need to report an incident and in case of an emergency, call 999.
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