Violence Reduction Summer Conference
This week members of the VVU travelled up to Newcastle to attend the Violence Reduction Units (VRU) summer conference. This was hosted by Northumbria VRU and attended by the 20 VRUs / VVUs across England and Wales, alongside Home Office representatives. The conference was co-hosted by Kim McGuinness, Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner and David […]
Save the date: Youth Voice conference
We are delighted that we will once again be supporting the annual Youth Voice Conference hosted by Essex Boys and Girls Clubs and Essex Council of Voluntary Youth Services (ECVYS). The conference will take place on Saturday 21 October at Writtle University College, Chelmsford and will look at the themes of safety, resilience and empowerment. […]
Knife Angel sculpture coming to Colchester
The Knife Angel, the National Monument Against Violence and Aggression, is coming to Colchester. The iconic sculpture, created to raise awareness of the issue of knife crime and its impact on society, serves as a memorial to victims who have lost their lives to knife violence. It arrives in Colchester in October and will be […]
Violence and Vulnerability Community Grant launches
Organisations across Southend, Essex and Thurrock are once again invited to apply for the Violence and Vulnerability Community Grant 2024 – 25 to fund projects that have a positive impact on the issues around serious violence. APPLY NOW Local organisations are at the forefront of some amazing work that seeks to address issues such as […]
PFCC Partnership Conference
The VVU was pleased to be part of the Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioners’ Partnership Conference which took place at the Colchester United JobServe Community Stadium last week. The conference welcomed speakers who spoke passionately and eloquently on drug and alcohol support and addiction, domestic violence, knife harm, hearing the voice of young people […]
Westminster Knife Summit
Roger Hirst, PFCC for Essex and Chair of the Violence and Vulnerability Partnership attended a knife summit in Westminster on Thursday 18 May. The summit was hosted by Southend MP Anna Firth, who has been actively campaigning to change the law around sales and possession of zombie knives. Held during knife crime awareness week and […]