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Regular news updates on what's happening in our organisations as well as local news relative to our community. We will also express an interest in national news relative to guns and knives. It's not all doom and gloom, we will update you on positive stuff around Nottingham too!
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News Update: Tuesday 9th June 2009 16.55
News Update: Wednesday 27th May 2009 09.00
NO GUN Organisation launches DONE WITH IT DVD ‘GUNS KNIVES DESTROY LIVES’ in the wake of Nottingham’s fatal shooting incident over the Bank holiday weekend in the Lace Market area. Whilst the DWI DVD was booked to premier at Cineworld Cornerhouse Nottingham 7pm Thursday 18th June 2009 a week prior to the shooting, the recent gun fatality of a young 27 year old man only reinforces the need for city officials to maintain momentum in campaigning against guns and knives culture in the city. This has always been NGO’s fear that the lack of focus on gun culture in the light of growing knife crime would eventually manifest into firearms sooner or later.
A spokesperson for NGO said, “this is a sad and discouraging time for all who live in Nottingham however, we must not allow our young people to return to using guns to settle their difference. They need the support of the community more than ever to ensure this is not repeated”.
News Update: Monday 9th February 2009 14.30
NO GUN Organisation appeals to rappers to appear on a sound track and DVD to tackle postcode rivalry in Nottingham. Founder of the No Gun Organisation Clayton Byfield says “each rapper will say their name and what postcode they’re from before laying down part of the track”.
News Update: Wednesday 15th October 2008
NO GUN Organisation is to launch a theme of workshop programmes for schools under the AIM 2B brand. Already working with Confetti Institute of Creative Technology in Nottingham for its promotional DVD, the students have taken charge of the media workshop that forms part of the their BTEC Diploma Training. A spokesperson for the Organisation says, “We plan to roll-out the AIM 2B workshops in a number of industry and trade sectors to boost young people’s career interest in a move to deviate from gun and knife culture”.
News Update: 11th September 2008
Fashion to Combat Gun Crime
NO GUN Organisation in Nottingham has created its own fashion range as it looks to reach out to young people.
News Update: Friday 29th August 2008
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News Update: Friday 15th August 2008
MP Backs Anti-gun and Knife campaign
NO GUN Organisation in Nottingham has received the backing of local Councillor Vernon Coaker MP having met with the organisation’s founder Clayton Byfield and his young panel earlier this week ahead of his Respect for Nottingham 08 strategy launch. Clayton Byfield says, “Vernon added real value to our proposition to take the “DONE WITH IT” campaign straight to the Home Office. He was clearly impressed when our young panel presented him with over 500 signed petitions having set up a promotional tent at the Nottingham Carnival on Sunday. Our aim is to push for an official ‘DONE WITH IT’ ad campaign to be communicated across the City and hotspot crime areas.
News Update: Friday 1st August 2008
NO GUN Organisation has won the support of local Kemet Radio Director Franklin Hughes. The community focused radio station held talks with NO GUN Organisation founder Clayton Byfield recently and invited him to make regular appearances on their morning shows as well as co host its Sunday night “Talk Back” show with Jason Steel. Byfield says “Franklin is an extremely passionate and strategic person who I enjoyed talking with. We clearly share the same aims for ethnic people in the Nottingham community at large. Kemet Radio is arguably the best choice to encourage young people within troubled community hot spots to express their concerns to help tackle the gun and knife culture issues. It’s also important to know our ‘DONE WITH IT’ proposition is about positivity and presenting good stuff for young people to get into, so I’m hoping my involvement with Kemet will add value to encourage this”.
News Update: Friday 1st August 2008
NO GUN Organisation is to move office to Nottingham NG7. A spokesperson for the organisation confirmed “we felt the need to invest in the troubled hot spot area and become part of the community we are hoping to develop. The exact location is unconfirmed as a number of options are being considered”
News Update: Friday 18th July 2008 13.00
NO GUN Organisation Nottingham has rebranded its logo in view of the current knife culture climate. The new look ‘NO-KNIFE-GUN’ logo will replace ‘No Gun Organisation in Nottingham’ trademark as from the 21st July 2008. A Spokesperson for NO GUN Organisation says, “The decision to change was primarily the knife culture that has swept the country since the start of this year. Coupled with rising gun possession, we felt it necessary to visually communicate this more effectively. “By doing so we are able to extend our “DONE WITH IT” trademark proposition on a national level to include retail clothing licensing as a way of raising funds. In local terms, we did receive two official complaints with the recent No Gun Organisation in Nottingham connotation trademark logo and whilst minor our committee panel was not comfortable with this”.
News Update: Thursday 17th July 2008 8.40
NO GUN Organisation (Nottingham) founder Clayton Byfield warned of smoke screen figures in advance of official figures on crime in Britain due out today. Home Secretary Jacquie Smith plans to impose tougher measures on those found carrying a knife or firearm but suggestions of hospital visits by offenders were flawed. Byfield says, “Taking knife offenders into hospitals won’t work. Taking them to a morgue would have far more impact”. Read Nottingham Evening Post article Tuesday 15th July 2008
News Update: Thursday 10th July 2008 10.05
Listen to Clayton’s live radio interview with Kemet FM’s presenter Leon Graham Friday 11th July scheduled for 11am.
News Update: Thursday 10th July 2008 10.05
No Gun Organisation in Nottingham is due to unveil plans for its forthcoming ‘DONE WITH IT’ advertising campaign next month. Founder Clayton Byfield warns that unless the community, Police and City/County councils work together in unison, the present mind set of our young people will only advance to further violence on the streets of Nottingham.
News Update: Friday 4th July 2008. 17.05
NO GUN Organisation founder Clayton Byfield has been invited by Granada to join the ‘Street Weapons Commission’ live studio debate finale for Channel 4’s ‘Disarming Britain season’ on Sunday 6th July 2008 at 7.pm. The programme is hosted by Channel 4 news presenter Jon Snow and Chaired by Cherie Booth QC. Byfield says, he commends the courage of Channel 4 to produce such a compelling series that has shocked all who have followed the programmes. The findings by C4 during their street research clearly spells out the need to act now to avoid more youngsters losing their lives to guns and knives in Britain.
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