Anti-knife campaigners hold 'peace walk' in Gloucester

Campaigners walked from Southgate Street and finished in Kings Square

Anti-knife crime campaigners have staged a peace walk through the streets of Gloucester.

Increase the Peace held the march to raise awareness among young people about the dangers of carrying a knife.

Delroy Ellis, from Increase the Peace, said it was their first walk and he hoped it would become an annual event.

He said: "We haven't got the answer about how we're going to tackle this issue."

Mr Ellis added: "I'm sure you're aware that over the last couple of years, we've had quite a few fatalities - stabbings - so we're just trying to bring more of a positive light on what's going on in Gloucester.

"And just to celebrate that not all young people are involved in the criminal justice system and they're not all disenfranchised, so we just wanted to bring the community together."

He said at the start of the walk at 11:00 BST, just over 60 people had turned up to take part.