Young people in Islington have been awarded prizes for writing thought-provoking poems, stories and essays in an anti-knife crime competition.
Children at Robert Blair Primary School took part in the contest, organised by Islington Council's Highways Service, after seeing an anti-knife crime play in November last year.
At a special assembly, prizes were presented to the writers of best overall entries by Brooke Kinsella, sister of Islington student Ben Kinsella, who was tragically stabbed to death in June 2008.
Brooke said: "I am happy to be part of this as we need to get the anti-knife crime message across to children at an early stage.
"Schemes like this by Islington Council have achieved that, and I hope these schemes will continue and expand."
Cllr Barbara Smith, Islington Council's executive member for community safety, also attended the assembly and said: "The standard of writing was excellent, and showed how deeply pupils had thought about the terrible effects knives have on innocent lives.
"We're committed to helping stop knife crime in Islington, and competitions like this help spread the message among young people, which is very important."
The competition, sponsored by Southern Electric Contracting Ltd, was won by pupil Ly Nguyen.
The competition and anti-knife crime play follow the implementation of a range of safety projects carried out by Islington Council to tackle anti-social behaviour hot spots.
Page Last Updated: 23 February 2010