TWO Warrington schools were joint winners in a Cheshire Police Operation Sceptre knife awareness competition.
Pupils Sir Thomas Boteler CE High School and Cardinal Newman RC High School wrote reports raising awareness of knife crime.
They came out winners and went to Warrington Youth Zone to make a video of their report.
Operation Sceptre, is a national campaign which takes place twice a year, supporting the work police carry out all year round to ensure residents are safe from knife crime in their community.
In Warrington, the campaign is supported by thr borough vouncil, Warrington Wolves Foundation and Warrington Youth Zone.
PC Mel Marsh-Croft from Cheshire Police said: “We’ve worked closely this year with Dave Ditchfield at Warrington Youth Zone to create a digital support for our campaign and reached out to high schools to create a video that we will be sharing across our social media.”
Mrs Anna Mawby, assistant headteacher at Boteler said “This was a fantastic opportunity for our students to deliver a message around knife crime and the affects that it has on our communities.
“Spending the morning at Warrington Youth Zone was incredible. Students made a short video using fabulous technology and also had a tour around an incredible building with amazing facilities for the young people of Warrington.”
