{"id":63575,"date":"2025-03-13T14:32:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T14:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=63575"},"modified":"2025-03-13T14:42:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T14:42:11","slug":"charity-introduce-knife-amnesty-bin-in-memory-of-harvey-willgoose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/03\/13\/charity-introduce-knife-amnesty-bin-in-memory-of-harvey-willgoose\/","title":{"rendered":"Charity introduce knife amnesty bin in memory of Harvey Willgoose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

South Yorkshire charity Always An Alternative have unveiled a new amnesty bin and commemorative plaque for Harvey Willgoose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harvey Willgoose, 15, was fatally stabbed at All Saints Catholic High School in Sheffield on February 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bin, which was installed outside Sheaf House Pub on Bramall Lane on Friday, will offer people carrying knives a place to deposit them without facing legal consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will be one of eight placed around South Yorkshire, with the charity also offering free knife collection and disposal services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This comes after hundreds gathered in the city centre to form an anti-knife crime march in early February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Always An Alternative are a charity dedicated to challenging gang culture and changing the mindset of young people through education, with the goal of reducing knife crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The charity has also started initiatives such as “What’s the point” with the aim to trade in standard kitchen-knives for a safer pointless alternative, “Victim’s Voices” a documentary focusing on the impact of knife-crime on families and “Why me” a short music video to raise awareness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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