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23 October 2026

POINT TAKEN – The Staffordshire Knife Swap Pledge.

We are proud to be an official Challenge Partner supporting POINT TAKEN, a Staffordshire-wide knife crime prevention initiative delivered in partnership with Staffordshire Police and Black Onyx Academy.

The campaign encourages individuals, families and organisations to consider replacing traditional pointed kitchen knives with safer, blunt-ended alternatives, helping to reduce the potential for serious injury and knife-related harm.

As part of this initiative, Black Onyx Academy’s Mobile Knife Amnesty Van will be visiting communities across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, encouraging the safe surrender of unwanted knives and raising awareness of practical ways to improve community safety.

By supporting POINT TAKEN, we are helping to promote a simple but important message: small changes can contribute towards safer homes, workplaces and communities.

We encourage everyone to get involved, consider the knives they use and support the Staffordshire Knife Swap Pledge.

Take the pledge and find out more

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