MAV UK supported the National Crime Agency Campaign for Safer Streets. Which was launched on 1st February 2021. After 552 seizures, firearms campaign tells young people across the UK: “Know the gun, know the law, know the consequences”. The National Crime Agency leads the UK’s fight against serious organised crime urging people to know the gun, know the law and know the consequences of illegal possession of firearms in the UK. Matthew Perfect, NCA firearms threat lead, said: “Young and...

The year 2020 has been a challenge for so many. MAV UK management had our last face to face meeting in March 2020. We had our first online management one month later. I don’t think we really appreciated and valued the pleasure of greeting each other with hugs and kisses, as much as we do now. MAV UK were due to celebrate 10 years of charity status, with a volunteer day to the Maritime History Museum, in Liverpool. This was the first of many things cancelled without the ability to reschedule....

MAV UK ended the Looking Back Moving Forward Project on 26th October 2019 with a community celebration event. The event launched the film Year Zero. The film chronicles the 20-year history of the charity in a new project called STOP & REACH. The projects provided help and support to local services facing issues related to the growing issue of knife crime. STOP & REACH was delivered at local high schools in Manchester and for the Bradford project Aunty Knife, led by the charity Neesie. STOP &...