Bringing together community safety and voluntary partners across the city, to help send a powerful message about the impact of violent crime and to call for social change, the touring sculpture will be on display in Southend-on-Sea from Monday 1st July 2024.
The monument is made from 100,000 nationally sized knives and blades, standing at 27ft tall and weighing more than three tonnes,
Located at the top of the high street outside the Odeon Cinema and WHSmith, The Knife Angel will be in place up to and including Sunday 28th July, when it will resume its journey and head to Luton.
The poignant monument is also a memorial designed to remember those lives that have been lost through violent and thoughtless actions.
Originating from the British Ironworks Centre in Oswestry, and created in 2018 by sculptor Alfie Bradley, The Knife Angel has been on tour of towns and cities around Britain educating and raising awareness of the issues of knife crime and all forms of violence and aggression.
Throughout July, visitors will be able to view The Knife Angel as close as it is safely possible to do so. Organisers ask that visitors respect the monument and observe the surrounding fencing. The Knife Angel will be monitored by security, including 24/7, CCTV.
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