Knife Crime Week and Locations of Amnesty bins

This week, as part of the national Operation Sceptre knife crime week of action, we are highlighting the work we do year-round to tackle knife crime.

A major part of this campaign is the knife amnesty, and we highly encourage anyone with unwanted knives to hand them in to us this week.

You may have old knives which you don’t use any more, or you may have had a knife that was legal to own privately but, under the updated Offensive Weapons Act, this is no longer the case.

Whatever the reason, hand them in to us using the amnesty bin at  the below locations on the dates mentioned, they will be safely disposed of – which could be vital in preventing them from getting into the wrong hands.

Today, Monday 17th November between 3pm and 4pm at Oddfellows Road Car Park, Hathersage
Wednesday 19th November between 1pm and 2pm at Baslow Sports Field Cafe, Baslow 
Wednesday 19th November between 4pm and 6pm at Bakewell Fire Station.
Thursday 20th November between 1pm and 2pm at Bakewell Library (No amnesty bin at this location)

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