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It was an honour for the VVU to receive the last High Sheriff certificate from outgoing High Sheriff, Charles Bishop as his term of office ended in April. The VVU had met with Charles and his wife Nellie earlier in the year and explained to them in detail the work the Unit does to tackle […]

Southend-on-Sea has been selected by the British Ironworks to host the Knife Angel during the month of July to highlight the devastating impact of violent crime. Within Essex, the Knife Angel has previously visited Chelmsford, Harlow and Colchester and now the National Monument Against Violence and Aggression will have a month long stay in Southend […]

We are delighted to announce that we have been able to award over £300,000 to 18 Essex-based charities from the 2024/25 VVU community grant. The grants have been given to a wide range of organisations across the county and will enable local charities to help steer young people away from crime, as well as supporting […]

We were delighted to be able to visit the Stanway School, Colchester last week to award our creative writing competition winner her prize. Rebecca, a YR 8 pupil, entered our competition back in October to write a piece of creative writing on the subject of knife harm. The competition was held in partnership with Essex […]

Partnership work leads to success in getting crime down. That was the key message from the PFCC Essex’s Community Safety Expo 24 held last week at Boreham House near Chelmsford. The Expo was attended by more than 250 representatives of community safety partners, including Essex Police, Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, the Violence and […]

The Essex Violence and Vulnerability Unit and ECVYS (Essex Council for Voluntary Youth Services) attended the National Engaging Communities Conference in Manchester on the 7 February 2024. The conference was arranged to share best practice and develop new skills around engaging our communities in the reduction of community-based violence. The sessions were interactive with the […]