The Knife Angel is a sculpture which aims to raise awareness of the negative effects of violence and aggression. It stands at 27 ft tall, weighs 3.5 tonnes, and was designed by artist, Alfie Bradley at the British Ironwork Centre, using 100,000 knives and blades retrieved from amnesty bins from across all 43 UK police forces. The Knife Angel will be in Somerset next month as part of a nationwide tour, and will stand outside the Market House in Taunton from 3rd – 30th April.
Somerset Council and Taunton Town Council are supporting and encouraging a 30-day campaign of anti-conflict awareness-raising with schools, community groups and local businesses. Somerset remains a safe place to live, with relatively low levels of knife crime. We fully support the aims of the sculpture and strongly condemn all forms of violence.
We hope the presence of the Knife Angel in Somerset during April will help raise awareness of an important national issue.
Learn more here: www.somerset.gov.uk/knifeangel.
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