Statistics, the facts don't lie...or do they
March 1, 2014
Statistics are fantastic. They help us gain a better insight into the state of play, understand if we are headed in the right direction and help us make changes when things are going the wrong way. However can statistics also be 'skewed' to fit what we want to see? Crime figures on the Home Office…
Western Morning News Business Awards 2013 - Plymouth Holiday Inn
December 21, 2013
Written by Caroline Price, SAV Trustee It was a great honour to be nominated again for an award as SAV were highly commended last year for 'Best Not for Profit'. The evening was as opulent and impressive as the previous year at Exeter University. The room was beautifully presented with candelabra's decorating every table lighting…
O2 UnLtd Higher Award Success
December 20, 2013
SAV has been awarded £8,000 by O2 UnLtd Higher Award programme. This follows on from the success of our involvement with O2's Think Big programme which Adam and SAV has been involved in for the last 2 years. The funding and continued support from both O2 and UnLtd will serve to develop the charity and…
Evaluating our impact
December 14, 2013
We have some fantastic news on the research front. After discussions with the fantastic team of researchers at Liverpool John Moores University they have agreed to undertake research with us. LJMU is also part of the Centre for Public Health with a specialism in violence among other issues. They produced a paper called Violent Britain…
Getting Christmassy!
November 24, 2013
Another great day at another festive event in Taunton. Thank you to Think Amy and the Kelsey Cancer Fund for organising the day. There were craft stalls, entertainment and festive cheer not to mention Santa was there! Woohoo! SAV had a stand selling Christmas cards and raising community awareness. We had some great chats…
Raising Community Awareness
November 18, 2013
We had a fantastic day at the Taunton Christmas Fair on Sunday 17th November. It was extremely cold and by the end of the day we were frozen to the core but it was definitely worth it. We had some great conversations with a variety of members of the community both young and old. We…
What a Night!
November 10, 2013
A fantastic night was had by all who attended the Stand Against Violence Quiz hosted by our amazing patron Paul Sinha. There were over 110 people at Vivary Park Gold club for the quiz night which consisted of 3 rounds of questions. Paul's exceptional knowledge and skills at quiz hosting shone through and thanks to…
Good Exposure
November 7, 2013
So in the last 2 days I have been in London for the UK Youth Conference and AGM then I went to present to the Bristol PSHE teachers at their conference. I'm pleased to say that both were very rewarding although the journey to London was surprisingly tiring especially having to take a huge divert…
The Pitch
October 29, 2013
Today I travelled up to London to give a pitch for funding to O2 and Unltd. It was held in a very nice building at Hogan Lovells in Atlantic House. The 4 people who watched my 10 minute pitch then asked 20 mins worth of questions were all extremely nice and positive. The pitch went…
Bath PSHE Meeting
October 24, 2013
Wow what a building Writhlington Academy is! I have to say these new build academies are quite impressive and seem to follow a similar open plan and airy design. Today I visited Writhlington Academy to talk to a room full of PSHE teachers from Bath about SAV and the work we do. Besides telling them…
Successful day at Plymouth
October 23, 2013
The day at the PSHE conference in Plymouth is coming to an end and we're all packed up. We have had some successful and meaningful conversations with teachers and other organisations that could prove fruitful. Something that has become apparent is the interest from primary schools in our work. It is more important than ever…
Thank you for the Music
October 20, 2013
Last night was a superb evening of live music, tasty food and good company. It was a wonderful event put together by three lovely people who are donating profits to SAV. Thank you to Joanna, Suzie and Nicky for your hard work and congratulations on such a successful evening. The food was wonderful which is…
Next steps
October 19, 2013
Here at SAV we have made a decision. That decision is that we WILL become a leading specialist organisation in violence prevention in the UK. Quite an aim I'm sure you will agree but based on the progress we have made in our last 3 years as a charity it is most definitely achievable. So…
An Interesting Night with the Bristol Police
October 19, 2013
Written by Adam Fouracre (CEO, Stand Against Violence). Last night I spent a shift with the Avon and Somerset Constabulary in Bristol. This is something I did in Taunton many years ago when I first started the charity, or what was at the time a campaign. The first time I went on a ride a…
Interactive 3D film launch hailed a success
October 3, 2013
The High Sheriff of Somerset has praised an innovative 3D film produced by a local charity in a bid to tackle violence among young adults. The interactive movie, produced by Stand Against Violence, in which the audience chooses the outcome, received its premiere this week. (Wednesday, September 25). The film builds on the success of…
End of the night, end of a life
September 20, 2013
Following one of our youth offending workshops we had a young man approach us asking if he could produce a rap for us. During the session the young man's attitude was troublesome. He appeared to be totally uniterested in what we were doing and saying. It seemed like we were wasting our time talking to…